8 Put On Leave Amid Redwood City School Abuse Probe

February 10, 2012 5:42 PM

Alexia Bogdis (San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office)

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (CBS/AP) – More than a half-dozen employees of a Redwood City elementary school have now been placed on administrative leave following allegations that a special needs teacher abused two children.

The Redwood City School District’s investigation into whether the employees followed procedure comes after child cruelty and assault charges were filed against 43-year-old special needs teacher Alexia Bogdis.

KCBS’ Mike Colgan Reports:

Redwood City School District Expands Child Abuse Investigation

Eight employees were placed on paid administrative leave while the district determines whether proper procedures were followed.

Prosecutors have said the Roosevelt Elementary School teacher slapped and kicked the stomach of a 5-year-old student and withheld food and twisted the wrist of another.

Nine misdemeanor charges were filed and Bogdis surrendered on Feb. 4. She’s free on $15,000 bail.

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[...] Eight employees were initially put on leave, but in a letter to parents in the district, Superintendent Jan Christensen later wrote that a review of the case indicated “six people knew of possible abuse and did not meet their legal obligation to report it.” [...]