A Texas woman, who was an elementary school teacher, is accused of using an electronic dog whistle on one of her students to get him to comply, according to Law&Crime.
As per arrest documents obtained by local CBS affiliate KWTX, 46-year-old #AmberEscamilla was arrested on Tuesday and charged with injury to a child or disabled person. The documents reveal that Escamilla was teaching a 6-year-old boy with autism and allegedly used the electronic dog whistle “when he got overstimulated.” The boy’s parents informed the police that their son wore earmuffs to school due to his heightened sensitivity to loud noises.
KWTX reported that detectives from the Waco Independent School District police were notified by Child Protective Services about potential abuse involving a student at Bell’s Hill Elementary School. According to the arrest documents, in November 2024, Escamilla allegedly “came into the break room and placed a device on the table, telling co-workers that she had this for when the victim ‘gets loud.’”
Texas Teacher is Reported by Witnesses
The school principal informed detectives that she confiscated an electronic dog whistle from Escamilla that same month. When questioned about the device, Escamilla reportedly claimed that she only meant to use the dog whistle outside and that she had only ever used it once on the school playground. She further stated to detectives, according to the arrest documents, that “she would only exhibit the whistle to the victim as a threat to gain compliance.”
However, a witness provided a sworn statement saying that in September 2024, “she entered the defendant’s classroom and observed the defendant utilizing the electronic whistle to gain compliance of the victim,” as reported by KWTX. Escamilla is no longer working at Bell’s Hill Elementary School, according to a spokesperson from the Waco Independent School District. She has been charged with injury to a child or disabled person and was jailed with a bond set at $3,000.
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