‘Go with your gut’: Mom of Keller child allegedly restrained by teacher speaks out

A 4-year-old autistic Keller girl who allegedly was held down by her elementary school teacher after refusing to take a nap had nightmares for days after the incident, her mother told the Star-Telegram.

The child’s mother, Jennifer McMoy-Brown, went to the Keller Police Department on March 3 to report that Charissa Newport, a teacher at Shady Grove Elementary School, restrained the girl for about 10 minutes during nap time on Feb. 9, the Star-Telegram previously reported.

Newport, 45, was arrested April 1 and charged with unlawful restraint of a child under the age of 17…

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