TROUTMAN, N.C. —

A teacher is facing charges after authorities say she was seen on video assaulting students with disabilities at least 13 times.

The investigation at Troutman Elementary School in North Carolina began in October after the school resource officer got a report about a teacher assaulting students.

Following an initial investigation, Kassidy Ross, 23, of Statesville, was arrested and charged with assault on an individual with disabilities.

Troutman Police Department

Ross received a $5,000 secured bond and was suspended by the school.

Detectives reviewed more than 100 hours of classroom video and said they identified 13 additional assaults committed by Ross.

Investigators also observed one assault committed by a teacher assistant, Juanita Nesbit, 59, of Troutman.

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