An investigation is underway at Champion Elementary School in Daytona Beach, where a kindergartner was reportedly a victim of sexual assault.
The victim’s mother said her 5-year-old daughter came home from school on Monday, complaining that it hurt for her to go to the bathroom.
Her mother asked her why and she said an older boy at her school was touching her private parts.
Her mother took her to Halifax Medical Center, where she says doctors discovered injuries consistent with sexual assault.
Daytona Beach police and the Department of Children and Families are investigating this case.
DCF said the alleged abuser is under the age of eight.
For now, the mother said she won't be sending her daughter back to this school. She said the boy believed to be responsible is still going to class.
The mother believes, based on what her daughter said, that the assaults happened in the cafeteria and in a classroom.
The mother and investigators want to know why no one at the school was able to stop this from happening. The mother wants to know why the accused abuser is still allowed to go to the same school.
Volusia County Public Schools said they do not have a clear-cut policy on how to handle abusive children.
Nancy Wait, the VCPS spokesperson, said it is up to the principal to work with the families involved to determine if the alleged abuser should be moved to another classroom or relocated to another school.
Champion Elementary School Assistant Principal Monica Smith said she has no comment.
Per the News 13 Crime Guidelines, we are not identifying the victim, her mother or the alleged abuser since he is a minor.