3 staff members arrested after investigation into Deanna Davenport Elementary special education classroom
Gabrielle Lopez
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three employees at Deanna Davenport Elementary School have been charged after an investigation by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, EPCSO said Wednesday. One employee was charged with injury to a child/disabled person, the sheriff’s office said.
EPCSO’s Major Crimes Unit and the Canutillo Independent School District Police Department investigated the elementary school’s Special Education Behavioral Intervention Classroom staff members.
The investigation started after school administrators reported security footage showing “concerning interactions” between the employees and students, EPCSO said. Students were allegedly subjected to “assaultive conduct,” according to the sheriff’s office.
Investigators said several students in the classroom were allegedly subjective to inappropriate treatment while under staff supervision, according to EPCSO.
These are the staff members who have been charged, according to the sheriff’s office:
32-year-old Josue Urrutia, a paraprofessional, has been charged with three counts of injury to a child/disabled individual.
Total bond: $75,000
59-year-old Ruth Julieta Flores, a special education teacher, has been charged with two counts of failing to stop or report sexual or assaultive offense against a child.
Total bond of $40,000
27-year-old Cecilia Rocha-Lucero, a substitute teacher, has been charged with failure to stop or report sexual or assaultive offense against a child.
Bond: $20,000
The sheriff’s office said additional charges may be filed as new information becomes available.
ABC-7 reached out to obtain documents about the charges. This is a developing story.
Deanna Davenport Elementary is in Canutillo’s Westway area.