Interviews Show Aides Complained About Alleged Abuse Of Students
POSTED: Friday, January 21, 2005
UPDATED: 6:45 am EST January 21,2005
SANFORD, Fla. -- Teacher's aides at a Central Florida middle school say they complained several times over five years that a special needs teacher was abusing autistic students.
The four aides told John Byerly, a Seminole County school district investigator, that they saw incidents of abuse and reported several to administrators at South Seminole Middle School. But the aides said their complaints about veteran teacher Kathleen Garrett. The 48-year-old Garrett has pleaded not guilty to five counts of child abuse, for which she faces up to 75 years in prison if convicted. She was arrested in November. The charges against Garrett include breaking one student's teeth, locking another in a dark closet, and abusing three others by hitting them, bending back their fingers and jabbing them with her elbows. Garrett resigned from her position at South Seminole Middle School after she was arrested in connection with the accusations. Since then, Garrett has reportedly received death threats and threatening letters, Local 6 News reported.Garrett's charges carry a maximum of 75 years in prison.A March 2 trial date has been set.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Copyright 2005 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Woman Reportedly Tortures 'Special Needs' Students Previous Stories:
- January 7, 2005: Autistic Child's Parent Sues Over Alleged Abuse
- January 5, 2005: Teacher Charged With Abusing Special-Needs Students
- December 6, 2004: Report: Assistants Too Frightened To Report In Torture Case
- November 11, 2004: Woman Reportedly Tortures 'Special Needs' Students
Copyright 2005 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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