Child With Autism Who Was Repeatedly Assaulted By A Former Poudre School District (PSD) Paraprofessional

KL Partners David Lane and Liana Orshan filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of the family of a child with autism who was repeatedly assaulted by a former Poudre School District (PSD) paraprofessional, Tyler Zanella, while riding the bus to school. PSD officials knew that Zanella had a concerning criminal history, but chose to hire him and place him in a position of authority and control over extremely vulnerable children. “They should have never hired Zanella, and the public should see the kinds of people they hired to take care of vulnerable kids on a school bus,”” said Lane.

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