Civil Lawsuit Against The Joshua School Claims Staff Failed to Report Child Abuse in Kiarra Jones Case

ENGLEWOOD — Parents of several children with autism are suing The Joshua School, alleging that staff allowed a Littleton Public Schools bus aide to abuse their children for months despite multiple reports to staff of unexplained injuries.

Kiarra Jones, the former bus aide, pleaded guilty earlier this month to 10 counts of third-degree assault of an at-risk child and two counts of child abuse for assaulting three children on a school bus in 2024. Bus surveillance video shows Jones elbowing, punching, hitting, and stomping on one of the children while sitting next to him.

A civil lawsuit filed against The Joshua School and five staff members claims staff repeatedly failed to act after receiving multiple reports about physical injuries to children, including scratches, bruises, a lost tooth, a fractured foot, and a black eye. The lawsuit says warning signs of abuse began in September 2023, when school staff observed significant behavioral changes in the three child victims.

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