“One-nine-nine?” “Nine-one-one?” “One-one-nine?” It took a couple of tries, but after a few attempts for the kindergartners to recite the number to call when an emergency happens, they were all in agreement.
“Nine-one-one,” the Silver Hills Elementary students said in unison.
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) â
A 57-year-old teacher from Sandy, Utah is facing a felony charge of abuse or neglect of a disabled child after police say she hit a 7-year-old significantly disabled student in the back of the head three times back in February.
According to a probable cause statement, Cindy Bell was a special needs teacher at Silver Hills Elementary in West Valley City, Utah on February 16, 2021.
Police say that s when a behavioral aid had gone into Bell s classroom, and could tell that bell was upset and annoyed.
The aid said she tried to help Bell keep the kids on task, but they were having a difficult time paying attention, as it was the end of the day.
The teacher was placed on leave and then resigned.
The Salt Lake Tribune
| May 4, 2021, 5:29 p.m.
A former Granite District teacher has been charged with allegedly striking a “significantly disabled” student in the head.
Cindy Bell, 57, of Sandy, was charged in 3rd District Court with abuse or neglect of a disabled child, a third-degree felony.
According to the charges, a witness a behavioral aide at Silver Hills Elementary in West Valley City told police that on Feb. 16, she “could tell that Bell was upset and annoyed” with her students because it was “the end of the day” and “the kids were having a difficult time paying attention.”