A disturbing allegation has surfaced at a local elementary school. A mother says her 7-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by a classmate in a school restroom at Barbara Bush Elementary.
What they’re saying: “My once vibrant, straight-A student, full of life has underwent the most terrifying thing you can think of,” said the victim’s motehr. “As a parent, I never imagined having to worry about my child being protected at school. two weeks ago she came home and told me what was going on, that she had been violated by a fellow classmate.”
Family is demanding action
The mother is coming out because she claims authorities are not taking appropriate action to protect her child. The mother claims she reported it to the Houston Independent School District, school police, and Child Protective Services, but nothing has been done.
“She went to the principal, nothing happened. She went to the district police department and made a report, nothing happened. She made a report with CPS, nothing has happened,” said the family’s attorney, Kevin Murray.
What’s more concerning is that the mother alleges the alleged attacker is still in the same classroom as her daughter and has engaged in additional harassment and unwanted physical contact. The mother says her daughter is afraid to go to school.
“How can my child be protected and supported going forward, and why as a 7-year-old, she has to sit next to a child who violated her in the most unimaginable way,” said victim’s mother.
