Warrants: NC teacher assistant injured child with special needs, which principal failed to report

A teacher's assistant at Salemburg Elementary School is facing charges after law enforcement said she injured a child, and the school's principal and assistant principal were charged with failure to report the abuse.

Amy Naylor, 39, who was identified by a Sampson County Schools spokesperson as a teacher's assistant at Salemburg Elementary School, was charged in April with three counts of a child abuse. She worked in the school district since 2007.

According to warrants, the reported abuse occurred in October. Documents accuse Naylor of injuring a 7-year-old boy with special needs, which included kicking him while he was sitting at a desk and pulling his hair. Naylor was also accused of putting pressure on the boy's hand, leaving "red marks" and "nail impressions," according to the warrant.

The school sent a letter to families notifying them the school's principal, Dr. Suzanne Sell, and assistant principal, Tiffany Holland, will be out of the building until June 9.

Sell, 53, and Holland, 47, were each charged with one count of failure to prevent or report juvenile abuse. The warrants also state the women prevented others from reporting the abuse.

Sampson County Schools said Naylor was on leave without pay pending further investigation. Sell and Holland were on leave with pay.

Naylor's court date is scheduled for Thursday.