A bus aide accused of assaulting special needs children on a school bus in Littleton pleaded not guilty to nearly a dozen charges Monday. Kiarra Jones pleaded not guilty to nine counts of third-degree assault against at-risk minors and two counts of child abuse during her arraignment in Arapahoe County District Court. She has a pretrial scheduled for February. Video from a school bus shows her repeatedly hitting a nonverbal boy as he was strapped into a harness. That video prompted Englewood Police to arrest her April 4 on suspicion of felony assault. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/littleton-bus-aide-students-assault-abuse-plea/73-7b0cdada-e33c-4c44-bf51-0fe70d493e79 More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.