Police Report: Student Says Randolph School Aide Assaulted Her 4 Times

RANDOLPH (CBS) -- A female student says she was assaulted four separate times by an aide at a Randolph elementary school, according to a police report.

Andrea Cornelius, a special education aide at the John F. Kennedy school, appeared in court Tuesday to face charges of assault and battery. The school has placed her on paid administrative leave.

The student said that in the first incident, she was hit in the forehead by Cornelius for getting out of line. A second time, she says she was pushed down the stairs. Then she said she was pushed into a set of double doors, and also 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.

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

The report mentions that another student had filed complaints, saying they too were assaulted by Cornelius, but the details were not included in the report.

The state tried to have the police report impounded, but the judge says it's a matter of public record because it happened at a public school.

Neighbors of Cornelius say they find the allegations hard to believe.

"With her own kids she seems very good, very calm," Elizabeth Aliaga told WBZ-TV. "Like a calm mother, not somebody that screams and shouts."