Summary:
A teacher and a teaching assistant have denied charges they assaulted a child at a school.

Full article:
By . Paul Donnelley . A teacher and teaching assistant have appeared in court charged with the assault, ill treatment, neglect and abandonment of a child at a school. Rachel Regan, 43, and Deborah McDonald, 40, have been charged following allegations of inappropriate behaviour at a school in Calderdale, West Yorkshire between September 1, 2012 and January 26, 2013. The two women appeared at Calderdale Magistrates Court this morning. Deborah McDonald, 40, (right) and Rachel Regan, 43 (left), leave Halifax Magistrates Court, West Yorkshire, where they appeared this morning after being charged following allegations of inappropriate behaviour at a school in Calderdale . Miss McDonald said she was ‘absolutely not guilty’ when asked to enter a plea, but otherwise spoke only to confirm her name, address and date of birth. Miss Regan also pleaded not guilty, and both women were granted unconditional bail. The case has been adjourned to Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday May 21. Rachel Regan (in scarf, left) Deborah McDonald (in black jacket, right) leave Calderdale Magistrates Court this morning after being charged with assault and child neglect. Both women have pleaded not guilty . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.