'They tried to cover the whole thing up': Mother files lawsuit against King's Academy

A mother has filed a lawsuit against a preschool in Palm Beach County for negligence related to an incident that happened three years ago.

YOU - NEWLY RELEASED VIDEO INTHIS CASE MAY BE HARD TOWATCH.

THREE YEARS LATER -THIS MOM TELLS WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S RYAN HUGHESSHE STILL WANTS THE SCHOOL TBE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.<< VIDEO NOW MADEPUBLIC...SHOWS WHAT HAPPENEDINSIDE A PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMAT THE KING'S ACADEMY IN ROYALPALM BEACH EXACTLY THREE YEAAGO.

"I WANT PEOPLE TO SEEWHAT HAPPENED AND I WANT THESCHOOL TO FINALLY BE HELDACCOUNTABLE." BUT JAMIE CLEARYADMITS THE VIDEO IS HARD TOWATCH.

YOU CAN SEE HER TWOYEAR OLD DAUGHTER CRYING...ASTHE FORMER TEACHER PUTS HERHANDS ON HER FACE.

AFTERREVIEWING THEVIDEO....INVESTIGATOR S SAYPIEDAD MEZA CRUZ WAS PUSHINGTHE CHILD'S HEADBACK...FORCING FOOD INTO HERMOUTH THEN GRABBING HERCHEEKS...LEAVING BEHINDBRUISES "I FEEL LIKE I NEED TOCONTINUE FIGHTING FOR THIS,FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE, FIGHTINGFOR ACCOUNTABILITY SO THATTHIS NEVER HAPPENS TO ANYONEAGAIN." THE KING'S ACADEMY HASSAID MEZA CRUZ WAS ACTUALLYPULLING FOOD OUT OF THE GIRL'SMOUTH AS SHE WAS CHOKING...ANDTHE TEACHER WAS FIRED FOR NOTREPORTING THE INCIDENT.

SHEWAS CHARGED WITH CHILDABUSE....BUT AGREED TO APRE-TRIAL AGREEMENT ANDREMAINS ON PROBATION.

CLEARYHAS NOW FILED A LAWSUITAGAINST THE CHRISTIANPRE-SCHOOL CITING NEGLIGENCE.THE SCHOOL'S ATTORNEY SAYS THESUIT IS FLAWED.

"EVERYBODYTHAT HAS LOOKED AT THIS FROM APROFESSIONAL NON- MONETARYVIEW HAS DETERMINED THERE'S NOIMPROPER ACTION BY ANYBODY ATHE KING'S ACADEMY EVER." 'THETRIED TO COVER THE WHOLE THINGUP AND MY THING I WANT TOPROTECT THE OTHER FAMILIES THEOTHER CHILDREN AT THE KING'SACADEMY.:" "JAMIE IS SEEKINGDAMAGES AND SAYS SHE WONT GIVEUP UNTIL KING'S ACADEMY ISHELD ACCOUNTABLE.

VALENTE SAYSTHE SCHOOL WILL MOST LIKELYRESPOND WITH A MOTION TODISMISS.

WE ALSO REACHED OUTTO MEZA CRUZ'S ATTORNEY FORCOMMENT...BUT NEVER HEARDBACK."