DENVER (KDVR) — Families are filing a lawsuit against The Joshua School and several staff members after a former Littleton school bus aide pleaded guilty to several counts of assault and child abuse against autistic students.
The law firm Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC filed a lawsuit on behalf of three families whose children were abused by a former Littleton school bus aide, Kiarra Jones.
New charges filed against former Littleton bus aide accused of abusing at-risk students
This comes after Jones accepted a plea agreement charging her with 10 counts of third-degree assault of at risk individual and two child abuse charges in January, following a video released in 2024 that showed Jones physically abusing a student on a bus.
The lawsuit is against The Joshua School and staff at the school, including Director of Schools Sam Davis, Executive Director of Schools Cindy Lystad, Special Education Director Martha Muth, Teacher Kaelin Morkisch and Lead Teacher/Behavior Specialist Molly Thomas…