BURLINGTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A Kane County judge has issued a not guilty verdict in the trial of a former school bus aide accused of striking an 8-year-old child and knocking out two teeth in the northwest suburbs.
Jean Micklevitz had been charged with a felony count of aggravated battery to a child. Prosecutors said she struck the special needs student multiple times in the face when she was a helper on a bus for special needs students in Burlington Central School District 301.
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The child entered the bus and asked for a juice box, and Micklevitz said food and drink wasn't allowed, prosecutors said.
When the child refused to move from the bus steps, Micklevitz allegedly grabbed him and dragged him to a seat, prosecutors said. She allegedly struck him multiple times in the face, prosecutors said.
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However, Judge David Kliment said after reviewing video of the incident, he did not see any punches thrown.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.