Zanella, handcuffed and wearing a tan jail uniform, sat quietly with his head down at the defense table throughout the hearing at the Larimer County Justice Center that lasted more than 2½ hours.

The officer also wrote in the report that Zanella is seen on video from May 22 around 8:42 a.m. hitting a student with his fist. He hit the child a total of five times in the temple and forehead area.

Zanella was sentenced to two years in the Larimer County Jail and 10.5 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections on April 12. Zanella is facing a civil lawsuit by six Poudre School District ...

Zanella pleaded guilty Jan. 11, 2012, to a misdemeanor charge of negligent child abuse arising out of a case in Adams County, where records show he was living at the time.

A third civil lawsuit has been filed against Poudre School District and some of its employees by the families of victims of former bus paraprofessional Tyler Zanella, who was sentenced to 12 1/2 ...

Zanella, 36, was arrested by Fort Collins police on suspicion of assault and child abuse in May. Poudre School District is in Larimer County.

Zanella was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for the assaults. Following his guilty plea, parents filed suit against the district, with claims made on behalf of 10 students abused by Zanella.

Tyler Zanella, 36, is accused of hitting a Poudre School District kindergartner with disabilities while on a school bus.