Sorrells is scheduled to be back in court for a scheduling hearing Sept. 5.
The charges are linked to an incident on Aug. 21, when Sorrells was at Rosa Parks Early Childhood Learning Center pulling the student in a wagon. The 3-year-old boy reportedly then got out of the wagon and ran down the hallway.
Video surveillance shared by the family of the student, Braylen Tootle, showed Sorrells knock the boy to the ground and pick him up by the ankles.
Another employee saw this and took the child from Sorrells, the prosecutor’s office said.
The family of the boy announced they are suing Dayton Public Schools and the Sorrells last month.
His parents said they felt disrespected by the schools and like they can’t trust the school to take care of their child. In a filing in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court the family’s attorney said they hoped to get more answers about what happened to Braylen and how Sorrells was found incompetent for trial so soon after the incident.
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