Shocking video shows moment former Maryland principal 'stomps on foot of autistic kindergartner'

Disturbing footage has appeared to amusement a Maryland simple schoolhouse main stomping connected the ft of an autistic kindergartner. 

Former Ritchie Park Elementary School Principal Andrew Winter, 54, was acquitted of battle charges related to the February 9 incident.

However, shocking video obtained by FOX 5 captured the infinitesimal helium allegedly stepped connected the six-year-old's foot.

Winter, wearing a greenish jersey, was filmed successful the cafeteria allegedly grabbing the kid and forcing him to beryllium down astatine the table.

He past appeared to look astir earlier helium stomped connected the kid's foot, causing the autistic kid to cry.

Winter was arrested and charged with second-degree battle successful June pursuing a associated probe by the Rockville City Police Department and the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office.

He was enactment connected permission until a justice acquitted him of each charges pursuing a five-hour agelong seat proceedings successful November, reported Bethesda Magazine.

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Sharon Burrell determined determination was not capable grounds to convict.

'The allegations against Mr. Winter were tested successful a tribunal of instrumentality and a justice threw the lawsuit retired without Mr. Winter adjacent having to testify,' said Winter's lawyer Dave Martella.

'Some radical privation to trust connected 1 video from 1 space to gully conclusions astir Mr. Winter's behaviour and arsenic we cognize from watching immoderate NFL shot game, 1 space often does not amusement you what really happened.' 

The student's parent said she was shocked by the judge's determination and told the section quality presumption 'it doesn't mean that helium is innocent.'

'Shocking, scary to cognize determination is video grounds of him physically assaulting my lad and present he's acquitted - I'm inactive trying to recognize that,' she said.

'I’m inactive successful shock. it’s been a twelvemonth - inactive can’t judge this happened to my present 7 twelvemonth old.' 

Following his acquittal, Montgomery County Public Schools reassigned Winter to a impermanent adjunct main occupation astatine Rock Creek Valley Elementary.

Outraged parents astatine the caller schoolhouse started a petition expressing their concerns that garnered 639 signatures. 

'Mr. Winter's concerning behaviour and documented inability to negociate pupil behavioral issues rise superior concerns astir his suitability for this captious role,' the petition said.

'This appointment, made without immoderate transparency oregon assemblage input, disregards the needs and information of our children.'

On Thursday, Winter made the determination to resign from the Rock Creek Valley Elementary position.

'[Winter] has informed Montgomery County Public Schools [MCPS] that helium nary longer wished to beryllium assigned to Rock Creek Valley Elementary oregon immoderate in-school relation successful the district,' MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor said successful a missive to the community.

'We volition grant his petition and helium volition not beryllium placed astatine your school.'

A schoolhouse territory spokesperson told the section mag that Winter volition proceed to beryllium employed with them.