Special-Needs School In Contra Costa Co. To Close After Alleged Abuse Reports

PHOTO: Antioch police mug shot of teacher’s aide Kamaljot Kaur accused of assaulting a boy in January.

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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA -- A special-needs school in Antioch that has been investigated for the abuse of multiple children will close its doors later this month, a person associated with the school said.

Tobinworld II at 2330 Country Hills Drive will close July 26, school spokesman Bernie Roswig said.

Roswig said parents of children attending the school received a letter telling them of the closure.

In January, a 26-year-old school employee Kamaljot Kaur was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor child abuse for allegedly striking a 9-year-old at the school.

The arrest stemmed from a video that surfaced on the Internet and allegedly shows staffers at Tobinworld II laughing while Kaur strikes the student several times.

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Another employee was also arrested and charged with failing to report the incident.

A group called Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, which focuses on abuse at various institutions, called for a grand jury investigation of the abuse at the school.

Another report of abuse was made in 2014. That incident allegedly occurred in 2013 to an 8-year-old boy.

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--Bay City News and Dave Colby contributed to this report