Horrifying classroom video captured two Texas teachers abusing a 5-year-old student with autism, breaking the boy’s foot as his outraged mother calls for the educators’ arrest.
Guadalupe Rodriguez’s non-verbal son was inside Wild Peach Elementary School in Brazoria when he was picked up and harshly dropped on the floor, according to video obtained by KHOU.
The boy landed on his feet before falling backwards on his back as he crawled away from the unidentified adult.
A teacher at Wild Peach Elementary in Texas picks up a 5-year-old student with autism inside the school on Oct. 30, 2025. KHOU 11
Rodriguez was left traumatized by the video but demanded to see additional footage from Oct. 30, the day her son broke his foot.
“This is trauma that my son and I will carry forever,” Rodriguez told the outlet. “I dropped to my knees and cried, because I didn’t expect to see that. I wasn’t expecting to see my son be treated in such a manner.”
The additional footage captured a wider range of possible abuse from multiple teachers tasked with working with the student.
The same educator had picked up the boy an hour earlier and dropped him to the ground before pushing him down and walking away, video from inside a classroom captured.
Another teacher was seen carrying the boy outside, trying to get him to walk on his “hurt” foot when she began to kick his ailing ankle.
The young child wears a medical boot on his foot after breaking a bone during the fall. KHOU 11
Guadalupe Rodriguez speaks out after her son was injured by his teachers at school. KHOU 11
“My son was showing signs of distress, and not one teacher stopped to assess my son,” Rodriguez said. “Nobody cared.”
The two teachers were fired after the incident, the Columbia-Brazoria ISD confirmed to KHOU, but it wasn’t enough for Rodriguez.
“Part of me is relieved but I’m not satisfied with the way they’re handling this at all,” the frustrated mother said. “Neither of them are behind bars. They’re still walking free.”
The two teachers were fired after the incident. KHOU 11
Another teacher was seen carrying the boy outside, trying to get him to walk on his “hurt” foot when she began to kick his ailing ankle. KHOU 11
The school district, located 60 miles south of Houston, sent an email to parents announcing the firings and that the incident was reported to several agencies including the Family Protected Services.
“Now that the parents of the student have met with administration, I am writing to inform you that a campus investigation involving a student injury at Wild Peach Elementary is still in progress. At current, the investigation has determined two educational support staff members acted inappropriately by not following the provided training and guidance,” Principal Anne Cohea wrote in the letter sent on Nov. 7, and obtained by KHOU.
“The safety and well-being of our students are of the utmost importance. This behavior is unacceptable and does not reflect the standards, expectations or values of Wild Peach Elementary,” Cohea added.
No charges have been filed against the teachers.