Delaware school bus aide faces charges for allegedly assaulting a four-year-old Indian River School District student

FRANKFORD, Del. (WPVI) — An 80-year-old school bus aide in Sussex County, Delaware, is facing charges after she allegedly assaulted a child.

On Wednesday, Priscilla Schoolfield was arrested by state police and charged with third-degree child abuse.

Police were contacted by the Indian River School District on September 23 about the alleged assault on the bus.

According to investigators, a bus assigned to the district picked up a 4-year-old student at a bus stop on September 16th.

As the student got off the bus, Schoolfield allegedly pushed the student toward the back of the bus, forcefully pushed him onto a seat and then hit the child, police said.

Police did not say whether the student suffered serious injuries.

Further details about the incident were not immediately released.