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Attorneys for the family of a child who was sexually assaulted on a special needs school bus in Jennings County are planning to sue the school district.

Wagner Reese law firm has filed an Indiana Tort Claim Notice against the Jennings County School Corporation, saying that the 7-year-old non-verbal special education student was repeatedly sexually assaulted on a bus by a 15-year-old.

The attorneys claim that the school failed to protect the child and the assaults happened while a bus driver and monitor were both onboard. They say that video footage confirms multiple assaults.

Attorney Laura Swafford said in a statement that this was a “nightmare tragedy” that should have never happened. She said “The school system breached the trust of the family and failed in its responsibility to protect their child.”

Police say they were told about a 15-year-old student raping the younger child on April 16th. The 15-year-old was arrested the day after it happened and is being held at a juvenile detention center on a charge of rape.

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A teenager in Jennings County is accused of raping another student on a  school bus.

Police say back on April 16th, they were told about a 15-year-old student raping a 7-year-old student on a special needs school bus.

The 15-year-old was arrested the day after it happened and is being held at a juvenile detention center. That student has already had one court hearing and they have another one coming up this week.

The Jennings County School Corporation says they are looking into all aspects of this case including the surveillance video from the bus.

Story courtesy of Network Indiana