A well-spoken and assertive Diana O'Neill spent nearly four hours arguing her innocence Friday before a jury found her not guilty of four child abuse charges. ...more

February 14, 2009

After three days of testimony from co-workers, parents of students in her class and experts, former Venice Elementary School teacher Diana O'Neill took the witness stand today in her own defense. ...more

February 13, 2009

No one involved with the court case against Diana O'Neill disagrees that the teacher hit her severely developmentally disabled students in the head with water bottles, boards and binders. ...more

February 13, 2009

The children in Diana O'Neill's special education class started their mornings like many other students. ...more

February 11, 2009

School officials learned of concerns that Venice Elementary School teacher Diana O'Neill was too rough with her special education teachers as early as 2005, three years before she was arrested on child abuse charges. ...more

August 11, 2008

VENICE - The parents of students in a Venice Elementary School special-needs class wanted things to get back to normal after police arrested their children's teacher on child abuse charges in February. ...more

May 18, 2008

VENICE — A Venice Elementary School teacher is under arrest this morning, charged with abuse of mentally handicapped students in her classroom. ...more

February 22, 2008