Karen Leonhardt, the school nurse at Saxe Gotha Elementary, authenticated the children's school health cards and later identified photographs she took of bruising on Nahtahn Jones.
Witness
Karen Leonhardt
Registered nurse who worked as the school nurse at Saxe Gotha Elementary.
Appeared2019 Murder Trial
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Karen Leonhardt, the school nurse at Saxe Gotha Elementary, testified on Day 15 about school health records for Merah, Elias, and Nahtahn Jones. She described the school's health-card process and identified entries listing Timothy Jones as parent and describing the children as in good health, with no listed health issues, medications, or activity-limiting impairments in the portions discussed. The court admitted the three health cards as State's Exhibits 169, 170, and 171 without objection.
On cross-examination, Leonhardt discussed the children's health-room visits and said she warned Tim that using kerosene or a heat gun for Merah's head lice was unsafe. She initially recalled one DSS call involving Nahtahn, then corrected herself that another call concerned Merah's head-lice issue. After retrieving her health-room notes during a brief recess, she said DSS did not open a case on that report and she was to monitor it.
On redirect, Leonhardt identified Amy Shearer as the instructional assistant who made a DSS report on Nahtahn's behalf. She confirmed that she photographed bruising on Nahtahn's neck and recalled bruising on both forearms. On recross, she identified Defense Exhibits 104 through 108 as photographs she took; after a sidebar, the court admitted them without objection, subject to the sidebar.
Key Points
Leonhardt authenticated health cards for Merah, Elias, and Nahtahn Jones, and the court admitted State's Exhibits 169, 170, and 171 without objection. [1]
Leonhardt said she warned Tim that using kerosene or a heat gun for Merah's head lice was unsafe and clarified the DSS-report history after reviewing her notes. [1]
Leonhardt identified the instructional assistant who made a DSS report for Nahtahn and identified photographs she took showing bruising on his neck or jawline and arms. [1][2]
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