Crime & Safety

Employee Arrested At Westchester Exceptional Children School

The 60-year-old New Rochelle woman faces felony charges after being accused of kicking a student at the North Salem school.

A woman charged with helping to care for vulnerable students is accused of instead lashing out with violence.
A woman charged with helping to care for vulnerable students is accused of instead lashing out with violence. (Jeff Edwards/Patch)

NORTH SALEM, NY — A woman charged with helping to care for vulnerable students is accused of instead lashing out with violence.

On August 8, the New York State Police from the Somers barracks arrested an employee of the Westchester Exceptional Children School in North Salem for kicking a student, officials said.

Following the report of abuse by the victim’s mother on August 2, an investigation determined Carmen M. Santiago Osorio, age 60, of New Rochelle, kicked a child under the age of 13 years old, according to troopers. She was charged with felony endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person.

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Santiago Osorio was arraigned before the town of North Salem Court and released on her own recognizance to reappear before the court on September 9.

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