alexia bogdisis came out of court accompanied by two attorneys. she spoke for the first time about the accusation she slapped, kicked and pushed two special education children at roosevelt elementary in december and january. >> i would just like to say that i have never abused a child. and i can believe this is happening. i have nothing else to say >> reporter: a mother of a special needs child an allege alleged lay abused by bogdisis spoke about bogdisis allegedly holding food from her child. >> [ inaudible ] taking food way is not the thing to do to special needs kids. >> reporter: bogdisis' attorney says he entered a not guilty plea because no crime was committed certainly not by his client. >> it is difficult to believe that five aides in a classroom and supervisors would allow something like that to go on. >> reporter: the district's website says, six employees knew of possible abuse and did not meet their legal obligation to report it. the d.a.'s office is choosing not to prosecute these individuals or the supervisor who they did tell but wh

alexia bogdisis came out of court accompanied by two attorneys. she spoke for the first time about the accusation she slapped, kicked and pushed two special education children at roosevelt elementary in december and january. >> i would just like to say that i have never abused a child. and i can believe this is happening. i have nothing else to say >> reporter: a mother of a special needs child an allege alleged lay abused by bogdisis spoke about bogdisis allegedly holding food from her child. >> [ inaudible ] taking food way is not the thing to do to special needs kids. >> reporter: bogdisis' attorney says he entered a not guilty plea because no crime was committed certainly not by his client. >> it is difficult to believe that five aides in a classroom and supervisors would allow something like that to go on. >> reporter: the district's website says, six employees knew of possible abuse and did not meet their legal obligation to report it. the d.a.'s office is choosing not to prosecute these individuals or the supervisor who they did tell but wh

miss bogdisis is expected in superior court at 9:00 this morning. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> 6:04. jury selection is underway in the domestic abuse trial of san francisco's new sheriff. there's one special member of the jury pool that is causing controversy. we are getting a look at questions jurors are being asked. kauz joins us with more. how does social met work, work in? >> reporter: first things first, publicity is going to be a problem. also, since the defendant sheriff ross mirkarimi is an elected public official a lot of people know him or have worked with him. example, city supervisor is in the jury pool he serve add side mirkarimi on the board before mirkarimi became sheriff. there are 196 jurors in the pool they all received a nine page questionaire with questions like have you blogged or written a comment about in case or persons related to the case. also, have you or someone you know ever had an argument in front of a child that you regretted -- there's a question about how often you use facebook. yesterday the judge decided the vi

enrolled in the special education preschool program at roosevelt elementary where teacher alexis bogdisis allegedly stapped and kicked one and abused the other. the father of the 5-year-old says the abuse was going on for years. the 5-year-old has changed his behavior as a result. >> he's acting out in ways that appear to mirror the abuse that was meted out to him. the law is clear that failure to report is criminal not civil, it is a crime. >> reporter: the school district says on is website it will proceed with appropriate disciplinary action for these employees. i see in today's edition of the mercury news the d.a.'s office is saying it likely will not be pressing any criminal charges because they eventually did step forward to report the abuse and they may be valuable as witnesses at bogdisis' trial. again she scheduled to be in court today. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> 5:02. today will be the first full day of jury selection in the domestic abuse trial of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. the jury pool is large and there's one potential juror raising eyebrows. katie marzullo i

the teacher alexis bogdisis is accused of abusing both boys in january and december. >> how could this have ever been allowed to happen? why did six people stand idlely by while a child was being abused? >> reporter: this is what was posted on the district website by the superintendent. six employees new of possible abuse and did not meet their legal obligation to report it. the d.a.'s office says they likely will not face criminal charges because they eventually did report it. although the attorney for the family of the 5-year-old says he doesn't understand that. the district says going forward all employees will be trained on how to report abuse and when to report abuse. again, the woman who allegedly slapped and kicked the two children is going to be in court today. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> the first full day of jury selection today in sheriff ross mirkarimi's domestic violence trial. a san francisco supervisor is a potential juror. facebooking hanes may affect who gets elected. katie marzullo joins us with the latest. -- >> reporter: jury selection is going to be tricky. yes