San Jose school district says woman who allegedly coughed on baby may be district employee
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION)
UPDATE 6/25/2020 12:15 p.m. The Oak Grove School District said a woman accused of coughing on a baby may be one of the district's employees.
The woman was caught on camera at a Yogurtland in San Jose appearing to cough on a baby after police said she became upset that the woman with the baby was not maintaining social distance.
Police say the woman then removed her face covering, got close to the baby's face and coughed two or three times. After that, she left the area.
The school district said it has been in contact with police while they investigate the incident and work to confirm her identity.
"The District has been directed by SJPD not to take any action in this matter while the SJPD investigation is pending. We have been in regular contact with SJPD and have offered the full support and cooperation of the District in their investigation. We have also informed SJPD that a PROMPT investigation into this matter is critical so that the District can take all action available to it in addressing this incident if it does turn out to involve a District employee," the district said in a statement.
The district said the woman has been identified as a person of interest and is currently not working. They did not identify the woman.
As a result of the potential connection, the district said it has received threats of violence and damage to the schools, but remind the community that those actions would be harmful to the student population.
Read the full statement from the district here.
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The woman, whose identity is unknown, was standing in line at a Yogurtland shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday when she became upset that a woman with her 1-year-old child was not maintaining social distance, according to police.
Police say the woman then removed her face covering, got close to the baby's face and coughed two or three times. After that, she left the area.
The suspect is described as a white woman in her 60s with a medium build. She was wearing a gray bandana, glasses, a long-sleeve shirt with gray vertical lines, white dress pants and patterned tennis shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Dan Bowman at 408-277-4161.
