Mother of Zachary student allegedly forced to clean up own feces files police report
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The mother of a six-year-old girl who alleges her daughter was forced to clean up her own feces at Rollins Elementary School in Zachary has filed a report with police, her attorney confirmed.
Jamisha Augustine is seeking legal action against the school and the Zachary Community School District, according to her attorney, Ron Haley. She is also pursuing charges against those responsible for what she said happened to her daughter.
'It is our opinion that the school did not follow the Louisiana Department of Education policy for cleaning up bodily fluids,' Haley said.
Augustine claims the incident happened on Tuesday, Feb. 11, after her daughter was given milk despite the school being aware of her dairy allergy.
The Zachary Community School District (ZCSD) launched an investigation into the claims and later issued a statement calling reports of the incident 'misinformation' that led to 'unfounded and inaccurate assumptions.'
Augustine's attorney pushed back against the district's response, stating:
'We acknowledge that the school has accepted responsibility, but trying to change the narrative on who did what is irrelevant in this case.'
He added, 'Someone had to be there to watch Jamisha's daughter, and whoever it was, that adult chose to do this to the child. You should not have to retrain someone to be human.'
Haley also confirmed that some of the waste was sent home in a plastic bag with Augustine's daughter, calling the act 'insensitive, cruel, and humiliating.'
Haley said he plans to contact the superintendent and school officials early next week. With the police report now filed, it is up to law enforcement to determine whether the case warrants criminal charges.
Augustine removed her daughter from Rollins Elementary School on Monday, Feb. 17.
ZCSD has not provided further comment beyond its most recent statement. The investigation remains ongoing.
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