COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A lawsuit filed in Colleton County accuses a teacher of physically assaulting a kindergartener three times over the course of the 2022-2023 school year.

The student’s guardian is filing the lawsuit on behalf of the minor, who is only referred to by the initials A.F. in the paperwork. The suit highlights two days in the fall and one in the spring of the school year, accusing teacher Sarah Patenaude “physically assaulted” the five-year-old.

The lawsuit goes on to say a teacher reported this to administrators and the principal, but no one took any action. The lawsuit names the Colleton County School District, Patenaude, and the principal, Tasheena Allen.

The filing says the child got treatment at the Medical University of South Carolina for injuries and gave

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