38-year-old paraprofessional arrested for abusing 2 students at elementary school, deputies say
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AVON PARK, Fla. â A 38-year-old paraprofessional at an elementary school in Highlands County was arrested for abusing two students, the sheriff s office said.
The Highlands County Sheriff s Office said Cynthia Heiss was arrested Thursday, April 29, and charged with two counts of child abuse.
Deputies said the incident happened April 21 in an Exceptional Student Education (ESE) pre-kindergarten classroom at Park Elementary in Avon Park.
Another employee reported Heiss got angry with two students who would not calm down to her satisfaction. Deputies said she force-fed a packet of jelly to one student while holding his mouth closed until he swallowed it. She also stuffed tissue in the other student s mouth and held his mouth closed for several seconds, deputies said.
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Paraprofessional accused of force-feeding student jelly, stuffing tissues in another s mouth
Investigators say another employee at the school told them it all started because the two students were not calming down to her satisfaction.
Credit: Highlands County Sheriff s Office Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 6:51 AM EDT April 30, 2021
AVON PARK, Fla. A paraprofessional at an Avon Park elementary school is accused of force-feeding one student and stuffing another s mouth with a tissue for not calming down.
The Highlands County Sheriff s Office says Cynthia Lee Heiss, 38, was arrested Thursday. Deputies say she is facing felony charges for the abuse of the two students who were part of an Exceptional Student Education pre-kindergarten classroom at Park Elementary.
Park Elementary School employee charged with abusing 2 pre-kindergarten students in ESE class
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Courtesy: Highlands County Sheriff s Office
AVON PARK, Fla. - Highlands County deputies arrested Cynthia Lee Heiss, 38, a paraprofessional at Park Elementary School in Avon Park, after they say she abused two children at the school.
According to the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office, another employee reported that Heiss got angry with two students who would not calm down to her satisfaction and force-fed a packet of jelly to one student, holding his mouth closed until he swallowed it, then stuffed a tissue in the other student’s mouth and held his mouth closed for several seconds.
The Highlands County Sheriff s Office had asked the public to keep an eye out.
Credit: Highlands County Sheriff s Office Author: Andrew Krietz Updated: 11:10 AM EDT April 24, 2021
SEBRING, Fla. The missing 9-year-old has been found safe, deputies said. A person who lived nearby heard noises coming from a culvert and alerted authorities, who were able to get him out.
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Deputies in Highlands County are asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing boy.
The 9-year-old, who authorities say has hearing loss and autism, last was seen in the area of 730 River Drive in Sebring, according to the sheriff s office.