Note: This is the report of the alleged physical assault submitted by the alleged victim of that assault.
November 16, 2021
Dear Ms. Garcia,
Hello. My name is Sabrina Crawley Cross. I am a custodian at Neva King Cooper Educational Center. (NKC) This school is a center exclusively for Profoundly Mentally Handicapped students. I want to make you aware of a situation that occurred on November10, 2021, between 12:45 and 1:15 PM.
An upset student ran out of his classroom and into the bus loading area. The school principal, Dr. Tracy Roos, the assistant principal, and a teacher were attempting to calm this extremely upset student. I attempted to assist in this effort. At that point, the school principal, Dr. Tracy Roos began shouting at me in a disrespectful and abusive manner. Dr. Roos then used her hand to shove me very hard in my back. Dr. Roos shoved me so hard that I was in a lot of pain that weekend. As a result of Dr. Roos shoving me, I am now on workman’s compensation and a medical person gave me a shot to relieve the pain in my back.
Two people witnessed Dr. Roos shouting at me and pushing me in my back. Those two people are bus aide Sandra Welch Slaton who has agreed to write a statement about what she saw, and NKC security person Mr. Leon Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell is a recent hire who is afraid that if he writes a statement about what he saw, Dr. Roos will retaliate against him. Would it be possible for the Miami Dade County Public Schools police to get a statement from Mr. Mitchell about what he saw? Would it be possible for you, Ms. Garcia to give your email and phone number to Mr. Mitchell and tell him to contact you if Dr. Roos retaliates against him for telling what he saw?
When this incident happened, I reported it to Mr. Darwin Brown, who is the United Teachers of Dade steward for our school.
Ms. Garcia, I am asking that the cameras be reviewed to see if they show Dr. Roos pushing me in my back. A few years ago, Dr. Roos was accused of physically assaulting an African American Profoundly Mentally Handicapped student of this school in the bus loading area. The camera footage of this event mysteriously disappeared, and I am worried that MDCPS will also destroy camera evidence of Dr. Roos pushing me in order to protect Dr. Roos.
If you want to read about many other instances of Dr. Roos physically assaulting minority employees and getting away with it, please read a blog titled mdcpsallegations.com
I am also concerned that the school secretary, and not me was the person who wrote the report that went to workman’s compensation. I was not given a copy of this report, and I have no idea what was written in this report. Can you please provide me of a copy of this report?
Although only the bus aide and the school security officer witnessed this incident, Dr. Roos has allegedly asked Neva King Cooper School employees who weren’t even there to write statements saying Dr. Roos did not push me. Ms. Garcia, can you please do an official investigation with the MDCPS police and ask the employees of this school if Dr. Roos asked them to write statements? If this happened, can you please provide me with copies of these statements?
After using her hand to shove me very hard in my back, Dr. roos shouted at me, “Come here. Come here. I’m your boss. You come when I’m calling you.”
Dr. Roos followed me into Room 10. Dr. Roos then said,” I didn’t push you.” Then Dr. Roos changed her mind and said, “I didn’t push you very hard. I didn’t push you, I just touched you. If you are upset, I apologize. Do you accept my apology?” Dr. Roos then told me, “Everyone in the District knows you are a liar.”
Ms. Garcia, I have sent both you and Dr. Roos emails, and neither one of you has responded to my emails. I am asking you to respond to this email in writing.
Sincerely,
Sabrina Crawley Cross