Teacher accused of taping students to desks facing termination hearing
Teacher accused of taping students to desks facing termination hearing By Katie Woodall | March 11, 2021 at 6:00 PM CST - Updated March 24 at 8:25 PM
PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - A teacher with the Greene County Tech School District is fighting to keep her job following allegations she taped two students to their chairs.
According to a Wednesday, March 24, news release from the district’s attorney Rebecca Worsham, the administration announced “its intention to recommend the primary school teacher’s termination to the GCT school board.”
The teacher, as provided under the Arkansas Teacher Fair Dismissal Act (ATFDA), has requested a hearing before the school board, Worsham said.
Arkansas School Teacher Under Investigation for Allegedly Taping Two Children to Chairs
On 3/12/21 at 11:47 AM EST
A primary school in Arkansas is investigating one of its teachers for allegedly taping two children to their chairs in a classroom. The alleged incident was reported to have taken place at Greene County Tech Primary School in Paragould.
The Greene County Tech School District, which runs that school and several others in the area, and Paragould police have confirmed they have launched a probe into the incident.
The mother of one of the two pupils, who sought remain anonymous, spoke with Region 8 News about the incident, which allegedly took place on March 9.