ANTIOCH (KRON) — The allegations of abuse at Tobinworld special education school in Antioch are troubling.
So, KRON decided to take a closer look. KRON obtained records from the Antioch Police Department, which show this incident was not the first time officers had been called to the faciliity to investigate an assault on a student.
A police log shows all the times police have been called to the campus since it moved to that location in 2008. Dozens of those calls for help involved violence..
The altercation between teacher’s aides and a 9-year-old-boy was shocking to see, as the now viral video shows the child being slapped and dragged. That video brought police to the doors of the school.
Antioch police were very familiar with the institution. According to its website, Tobinworld works with autistic, severely emotionally or developmentally disabled students.
The police log of calls for service involving Tobinworld II is 15 pages long. KRON got the documents through a public records request.WATCH: Viral video assault leads to arrest
Since 2008, KRON’s Maureen Kelly counted 32 instances calls for battery and 13 for assault. The majority of those involve students allegedly acting out violently against other kids, their teachers, or even themselves.
But Maureen counted close to a dozen instances of police coming to look into allegations over staff being abusive.
One report from a parent said a teacher elbowed her kid in the head, pushing the child up against a van for asking to use the bathroom. Another said their child was restrained improperly.
And another claimed an employee held an autistic child while another poured hot sauce in the child’s mouth.
One of the agencies that oversees Tobinworld II is Contra Costa’s Special Education Local Plan Area. It says the school’s staff is required to call police if there is any kind of suspicion of abuse.
But the agency said even one allegation is concerning. And those incidents all were reported at Tobinworld II.
The company has at least three other campuses in Antioch.
Meanwhile, Tobinworld is not saying much. Last week, its executive director said they are cooperating with law forcement investigating the allegations.