Parents allege abuse, lack of transparency in Sinton ISD special education classroom

SINTON, Texas — Parents of non-verbal, autistic children in the Sinton Independent School District are raising concerns about alleged abuse in a special education classroom and what they describe as a lack of transparency from the district.

The concerns initially stem from an event alleged to have occurred at Welder Elementary School on September 16, 2025. Parents say they were told a teacher hit one non-verbal, autistic child on the hand, and that the account of which child was struck changed after the initial report.

“The only eyewitness was a young para who had the courage to report the incident the following day,” said Aracelie Garza, a mother of two children in the class.

For the sake of transparency, KRIS 6 will not be identifying either student or teachers pending the district's