A teaching assistant at the University of Iowa inadvertantly sent an email to students that had atttached files that contained sexual content. The university is investigating how it happened, and how many students may have received the file.
School bus driver charged with neglect after a child is choked on her bus
A 57-year old school bus driver was arrested and charged with neglect after a child was choked unconscious by another student. According to the police, the driver “failed to provide any assistance to the victim during or after the Oct. 15 attack.”
An assailant choked the victim without being noticed by the driver. When another student helped the victim off the bus into the sidewalk, the police reported that the driver “did not get off of the bus to inquire about the seriousness of the injury to the victim, nor did she call 911 or call for medical assistance.”
The assailant was arrested, and will be charged as a juvenile for battery.
Middle school student arrested at school for attempted murder
An 11-year old student at Frontier Middle School was arrested and charged with one count of attempted murder. Police found him in possession of a handgun, 400 rounds of ammunition, and several knives.
The school was placed on lockdown for approximately two hours as police conducted a search.
No other information has been released at the time of this entry.