BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — A Bradenton teacher and a teacher’s aide are accused of tying a 7-year-old child with autism to a chair for one hour, according to the Bradenton Police Department.
Video from the playground of G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary School on Friday allegedly shows Carina Chindamo, 31, and aide Taylor Internicola, 39, using a nylon walking rope to tie up the child, police said.
The child’s mother, Takeila Jones, said the school’s principal called her saying an issue had occurred with her son.
“Not just one of them, but actually two of them, were tying him up with the little rope that they use to walk the kids around the school with,” Jones said.
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The rope was then tied to the leg of the chair, police said.
The child was restrained on the ground behind the chair for about an hour, according to police.
Chindamo and Internicola were allegedly seen on the video several times sitting on the chair to keep the child restrained by using their weight, according to police.