A mother in Brazoria County, Texas says she is still seeking justice after disturbing surveillance footage surfaced showing two teachers physically assaulting her non-verbal autistic son at Wild Peach Elementary School in the Columbia‑Brazoria Independent School District. The school has terminated both educators — but the child’s mother says this is only the beginning.
According to the images captured on October 30, one of the teachers, identified as Britney Henshaw, is seen slamming the 5-year-old to the floor during one incident. Less than an hour earlier, the same teacher appears to drop him to the floor. Later that day, another teacher, Sydney Madill, is shown kicking the boy’s injured ankle as she tries to force him to walk—despite the child visibly in pain.
The boy’s mother, Guadalupe Rodriguez, described the moment she sat watching the footage as “devastating.” She said that her son’s disability made what she witnessed even more harrowing. “This is trauma that my son and I will carry forever,” she said. “I dropped to my knees and cried. I never expected to see my son treated that way.”
Rodriguez initially realized something was wrong when her son limped home that afternoon. She rushed him to an urgent-care facility and doctors diagnosed him with a fractured and sprained ankle. The next day she returned to the school demanding answers and was permitted to review the surveillance footage, where she found multiple incidents of mistreatment and neglect. “My son was showing signs of distress, and not one teacher stopped to check on him,” she said. “Nobody cared.”
In a letter sent home to parents, the Wild Peach principal confirmed that the district notified the Texas Education Agency and the Columbia‑Brazoria ISD Police Department, which has referred the case to the Brazoria County District Attorney’s Office for review. Although both teachers have been terminated, Rodriguez insists that accountability must go beyond dismissal. “Part of me is relieved, but I’m not satisfied,” she said. “They’re still walking free.”
The little boy has not returned to Wild Peach Elementary since the incident, and his mother is consulting attorneys to determine her next legal steps. At this time, the district attorney’s office has not confirmed whether criminal charges will be filed.
