Elementary student says special ed aide assaulted her 4 times

RANDOLPH, Mass. -- A female student says she was assaulted four separate times by an aide at an elementary school south of Boston, reports CBS Boston, citing a police report.

John F. Kennedy School special education aide Andrea Cornelius is charged with assault and battery and has been placed on administrative leave, reports the station. She pleaded not guilty in Quincy District Court Tuesday, and was released pending another court date in August, reports WCVB.

The student said that in the first incident, Cornelius hit her in the head for getting out of line. The second time, she says she was pushed down the stairs. Then she said she was pushed into a set of double doors, and also allegedly grabbed by the arm for fighting with another student.

The young girl said she was never hurt, never went to the nurse, and there weren't any other teachers around when the alleged assaults took place, according to the police report.

"With her own kids she (Cornelius) seems very good, very calm," neighbor Elizabeth Aliaga said. "Like a calm mother, not somebody that screams and shouts."

Randolph Schools Superintendent Thomas Anderson said police were immediately contacted when the district learned of the allegations against the aide.

Another student has reportedly filed a complaint against Cornelius, but the police report doesn't detail the allegedtions and no charges were filed.