Educators Arrested After Videos Surface showing Abuse Against Autistic Student at Millsap ISD in Texas

- Victim: Alex Cornelius, a 10-year-old autistic, non-verbal student

• Video shows two educators (a teacher and a teacher’s aide) hitting the child with a toy and slapping him in a special education classroom

- Carissa Cornelius, the student’s mother, expressed heartbreak over her son’s inability to report the abuse

• The footage went viral, prompting swift action

• The two educators were placed on administrative leave and are no longer employed by Millsap ISD

• Edie Martin, the superintendent, allegedly failed to report the abuse to authorities, instead instructing a witness to destroy evidence and hiring a law firm for an external investigation

• On March 20, 2025, the two educators were charged with assault, and Martin was charged with failure to report with intent to conceal