A former Brownsburg elementary school instructional aide was sentenced for her role in a 2023 incident at a Brownsburg elementary school in which she told a student with special needs to eat his own vomit. Debra Kanipe, of Brownsburg, pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent. As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped the charge of failure to make a report. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/former-brownsburg-instructional-aide-debra-kanipe-sentenced-special-education-student-eating-own-vomit-brown-elementary-school/531-b79d84dd-ed9b-4833-871c-c27223ce1599