Florida Public School Employee Repeatedly Hits Autistic Child on Bus While Driver Laughs; ‘Deeply Disturbing’

Florida public school employee repeatedly hits autistic child on bus while driver laughs; ‘deeply disturbing’

Two Florida public school employees have been arrested following a child abuse investigation involving a 10-year-old student, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

2 school employees arrested after video shows child being abused on bus: FL Sheriff

Sheriff’s Office announced on Jan. 30, 2026, the arrests of two Hillsborough County Public Schools bus employees after video evidence showed a bus aide repeated

Hillsborough school bus aide struck child 14 times while driver laughed, deputies say

The aide hit the child, who was diagnosed with autism and ADHD, 14 times between October and November, according to the sheriff’s office.

Hillsborough County school bus aide 'terrorized' 10-year-old on bus while driver laughed, sheriff says

Warning: Video above may be difficult for some viewers to watch TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Two Hillsborough County Public Schools bus employees were arrested after one of them hit a 10-year-old victim on the school bus while the other laughed, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office announced. A child abuse investigation began on Nov. 14, 2025, when [...]

Two Hillsborough County Employees Arrested After Months Of Hidden 'School Bus' Abuse

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – An investigation into the safety of some of Hillsborough County’s most vulnerable students has culminated in the arrest of two school bus employees following allegations of repeated physical abuse. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that Juanita Wright, 79, and Tonya Rice-Constant, 62, were taken into custody after a disturbing […] Two Hillsborough County Employees Arrested After Months Of Hidde…

Hillsborough County bus aide caught on camera hitting child with autism while driver laughs: HCSO

A Hillsborough County bus aide and driver are facing charges after investigators say they were captured on camera abusing a child with autism.