Crime & Safety
Spotsylvania Teacher Accused Of Hitting Student, 6, With Shoe: Police
Gloria Jackson of Spotsylvania was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery following the incident at Cedar Forest Elementary School.
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA — A former Spotsylvania County teacher is facing charges after authorities said she hit a 6-year-old student with a shoe.
Gloria Joan Jackson, 73, of Spotsylvania, was charged with one count of misdemeanor assault and battery following the incident, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office said in a release.
According to authorities, the department was made aware of the alleged assault in April after it occurred at Cedar Forest Elementary School. Authorities said that during the investigation, they obtained a video showing Jackson — a behavioral interventionist employee — striking a student with a shoe.
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The child was not injured, authorities said.
School officials placed Jackson on leave immediately following the incident. She has since been fired, police said.
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Jackson is scheduled to appear in court on July 10.
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