A now former Bristol County teacher was sentenced after being accused of assaulting young children with autism.
According to police, on Tuesday November 26, 2024, at just after 4:30 p.m., the Attleboro Police Department was contacted by a school administrator from the Thacher Elementary School located at 160 James St. in Attleboro reporting a staff member allegedly assaulting multiple students.
The initial investigation revealed that multiple staff members at the school witnessed 57-year-old Susan Martin, a licensed special education classroom teacher, physically assault students on at least two separate occasions that day…