DOJ launches probe of Littleton Public Schools after beating on school bus for children with disabilities

The top of a school bus.
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FILE. A school bus sits parked outside of a school, Oct. 2019. Between January and March 2024, police say a Littleton school bus assistant repeatedly abused children during trips to and from a school for kids with autism and developmental disabilities. Now the U.S. Department of Justice is getting involved.

Autistic Students Bus Beating
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Jessica Vestal, right, and her husband, Devon, head into a news conference to announce plans to sue the Littleton, Colo., school district for abuse suffered by their autistic children while riding the bus to class Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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