A school bus monitor for the Mahopac Central School District was arrested after allegedly assaulting a student while the bus was in motion, according to the Putnam County sheriff.
Sheriff Brian Hess said Magalie Speranza, 65, of Yorktown, was arrested Oct. 8 in connection with the incident involving a 12-year-old student.
The incident occurred Friday, Oct. 2, while Speranza was working as a school bus monitor, Hess said.
District officials were notified Oct. 6. The Putnam County Sheriff's Department began an investigation the following day and found surveillance footage from the bus showing the alleged incident, Hess said.
The student suffered minor injuries. Three other students were on the bus at the time.
The Mahopac Central School District did
not immediately respond to a request for comment.
What charges does the school bus monitor face?
Speranza was charged with third-degree assault, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment.
She was arraigned in Southeast Town Court, where an order of protection was issued for the victim.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Mahopac school bus monitor charged with assaulting 12-year-old student, sheriff says
