Teacher accused of biting student with autism in Abilene

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — An Abilene ISD teacher has been arrested and charged with injury to a child following accusations she bit a student with autism.
The teacher, Kirsten Barnett, 25, was arrested Tuesday and then released from the Taylor County Jail after posting a $5,000 bond.
Court documents say a teacher’s aide saw Barnett restrain the 4-year-old child in her lap after he refused to follow her commands. The documents go on to say the aide told police the child was &l