Mother questions Henrico school protocols after daughter allegedly strangled by employee

A Henrico County mother is demanding accountability from school officials after her daughter with a disability was allegedly strangled by a school employee at the Advanced Career Education (ACE) Center on the Campus of Virginia Randolph in January.

Toya Nugin's daughter was allegedly assaulted by Erin Travers, an administrative assistant at Henrico County Public Schools. Travers was arrested by Henrico Police approximately one week after the incident.

Nugin believes she prompted the arrest after demanding accountability from school officials. She questions the protocols following incidents like the one her daughter experienced, saying she was told the instructor was allowed to leave the school building without being questioned by authorities.

"My problem is that you guys didn't have her checked out, you didn't have the cops on the scene and you let this lady go," Nugin said. "If you would have called [the police] immediately they would have known not to let her off the premises. There was an assault."

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