Long Beach Unified withholds records about aide accused of molesting disabled student

The Long Beach Unified School District on Friday said it will not release records about its investigation into an elementary school aide accused of sexually abusing a disabled 10-year-old girl — a decision that further frustrated the girl’s mother, who has sought to find out even basic information about the allegations for more than two years.

Tatianna Lozano learned in December 2023 that an aide at Webster Elementary School had reportedly been seen touching her daughter inappropriately, but details were scarce. The principal called to tell Lozano that there had been an incident between the aide and her daughter. Soon after, Lozano said, she also had a brief conversation with a police investigator that revealed someone had reported witnessing the male aide molest her daughter. Follow-up questions went unanswered, she said.

Unable to get details from her daughter, whose verbal communication is limited, Lozano and her mother, Clara Gonzalez, have continued to push for information and accountability, including speaking to the Long Beach Post last year about their experience…

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