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Teaching aide swung pre-K student around by feet and called her ‘ugly as hell’: police

Nypost · · 349 words · By Patrick Reilly
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“An educational aide allegedly grabbed a pre-schooler by her feet and swung her around upside down — banging her head — after telling the toddler they were “ugly as hell,” according to police.”
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Multiple news reports (KLTV and others) confirm the allegation that Rachel Ann Kirspel swung a student by her feet, causing her head to hit, and used the phrase 'ugly as hell'.
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web search NEUTRAL — MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) - A former educational aide for a school district in Texas is accused of hanging a student upside-down by the feet and swinging the child around. Rachel Ann Kirspel ca…
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“Rachel Ann Kirspel, 37, was seen insulting the girl at Marshall Early Childhood Center in Marshall, Texas last week, and then yanking her into the air as she screamed, causing the girl to hit her head, according to an affidavit obtained by KLTV.”
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The details regarding Rachel Ann Kirspel's age (37), the location (Marshall Early Childhood Center), and the nature of the incident are corroborated by KLTV and other reports citing the affidavit.
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““You are ugly as hell!” Kirspel allegedly told the girl, who was 3 or 4. “You can tell your mama didn’t raise you right.””
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The specific quotes 'You are ugly as hell' and 'You can tell your mama didn’t raise you right' are explicitly mentioned in the reports citing the affidavit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rachel Ann Kirspel caused the child to hit their head, according to an affidavit.The employee said she heard Kirspel say, “You are ugly as hell,” and “You can tell your mama didn’t raise you right.”
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/21/school-employee-swu…
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“The student then said that Kirspel yanked a nap mat from underneath her, flipped her over, grabbed her collar and pulled her in the air by their feet, hurting her head”
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While the general incident of swinging the child by the feet is corroborated, the specific detail about the nap mat and collar is mentioned in the context of the affidavit but not independently corroborated by multiple distinct news organizations in the provided snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — The affidavit states Kirspel said she left and quit. The Marshall Independent School District said as soon as the incident was reported, it made sure the student was safe and fired Kirspel. Kirspel wa…
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““My daughter was picked up by her feet and dropped on her head,” Wayana Darty Williams, the mother of the child, posted on Facebook, according to the Marshall News Messenger.”
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The provided web search results for this specific claim contain unrelated stories about other mothers and daughters; there is no evidence in the provided snippets confirming a Facebook post by Wayana Darty Williams.
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“Kirspel, meanwhile, maintained that the child was being uncooperative and trying to play during nap time, so she grabbed the girl off the mat and put her over her shoulder.”
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Reports indicate that Kirspel admitted to grabbing the child and putting her over her shoulder because she was being uncooperative during nap time.
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“When that didn’t work, she held her upside down and she started crying, she claimed.”
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The evidence confirms that Kirspel admitted to hanging the child upside-down after the first attempt didn't work, which caused the child to cry.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rachel Ann Kirspel caused the child to hit their head, according to an affidavit.Kirspel said that did not work, so she hung the child upside-down. The child started crying, and that is when Kirspel s…
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“Kirspel was arrested on Monday and charged with injury to a child.”
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Multiple independent reports confirm that Rachel Ann Kirspel was arrested on Monday and charged with injury to a child.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rachel Ann Kirspel caused the child to hit their head, according to an affidavit. The 37-year-old Marshall woman was arrested Monday and charged with injury to a child.
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/21/school-employee-swu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kirspel is charged with injury to a child with intentional bodily injury after an alleged incident at Marshall Early Childhood Center in Harrison County, according to an affidavit filed May 18.
https://www.ksla.com/2026/05/21/marshall-mother-speaks-out-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rachel Ann Kirspel, 37, of Marshall was arrested Monday and charged with injury to a child.
https://www.kcbd.com/2026/05/20/3-dead-more-than-dozen-first…
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“Marshall Independent School District Superintendent Richele Langley also said that “the aide was immediately removed without the ability to return, was investigated, and terminated.””
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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the statement made by Superintendent Richele Langley.
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