Macomb County special needs teacher charged with child abuse

A Macomb County teacher has been charged with three counts of second-degree child abuse. On Jan. 2, the Macomb County Sheriff's Office received a complaint that a teacher at Sequoyah Elementary was inappropriately disciplining students. Information was given that Brittany Stevens, 28, was reportedly verbally and physically abusing her students, who are nonverbal, autistic children ranging from 8-9 years old.