New York Bus Aide Accused Of ‘pushing, Slamming’ Special Needs Students, Police Say

A school autobus adjutant successful New York has been accused of“pushing, slamming, restraining,” and sitting connected special needs students, constabulary said.

Devone Medlock, 37, was moving arsenic an adjutant connected a schoolhouse autobus pinch typical needs students astatine Grand Avenue School, an simple schoolhouse successful Baldwin, Long Island, erstwhile nan alleged beingness maltreatment occurred, nan Nassau County Police Department told The Independent.

Police opportunity Medlock, who was employed by First Student autobus company, became “physically and verbally abusive pinch aggregate children who are typical needs students” connected January 13, 2026.

His “violent” behaviour included “pushing, slamming, restraining and sitting connected students,” constabulary said.

It was not instantly clear whether nan children progressive successful nan incident were treated for injuries.

Medlock was charged pinch six counts of third-degree assault, six counts of third-degree menacing and six counts of endangering nan use of a child, constabulary said.

He was arrested astatine his Amityville location connected Tuesday. He pleaded not blameworthy to each charges successful First District County successful Hempstead connected Saturday and was released without bail, Newsweek reported.

A spokesperson for First Student told PIX 11 that Medlock nary longer useful for nan company.

“At First Student, we return our work to supply a safe situation for students connected our schoolhouse buses very seriously. The behaviour captured successful nan video is unacceptable and is not tolerated,” nan spokesperson said.

Uniondale School District Superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil said nan territory instantly alerted section rule enforcement aft learning astir nan “disturbing incident” successful January.

“The information and well-being of our students is our highest priority. We are committed to ensuring immoderate individual aliases individuals responsible for immoderate abusive aliases harmful behaviour towards immoderate of our students are held accountable,” Darrisaw-Akil said.