By - Associated Press - Monday, May 3, 2021
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A northwest Louisiana teacher faces criminal charges over accusations that she pushed a 7-year-old boy to the ground.
Local news outlets report that Melody Harris Moffett, a first-grade teacher at Judson Elementary School in Shreveport, was arrested on April 20. She was booked into jail on a charge of simple battery.
The child’s mother tells KSLA-TV she was not notified by the school about the incident, and didn’t know about it until her son told her that afternoon. Another mother also contacted her saying her child also told her about the incident, the boy’s mother said.
Caddo teacher arrested on charge of simple battery, placed on leave while school district investigates
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A teacher at a Caddo elementary school faces a charge of simple battery following an incident that happened at the school on Tuesday, April 20.
According to the police report, Melody Moffett, 66, is facing a charge of simple battery. Shreveport police tell KSLA that Moffett was arrested and booked into Shreveport City Jail.
The child’s mother said she was not notified by the school, Judson Elementary, about the incident, and did not know about it until her son told her in the car that afternoon. Another mother contacted her later that afternoon saying that her child had also told her about the incident at school that day.