COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -The Lexington-Richland School District 5 board faced concerned parents at a meeting Monday night as it addressed growing controversy over a special education teacher charged with assaulting a student with special needs.
Sharon Sweatt was arrested last October and charged with third-degree assault and battery after an incident at Nursery Road Elementary School. Two teacher aides reported that Sweatt slapped a student, according to reports.
Last week, Dutch Fork Middle School announced Sweatt as a new teacher on its Facebook page. Superintendent Akil Ross said that announcement was made in error…