BERNALILLO — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a Bernalillo Public Schools teacher and two administrators that alleges physical and verbal abuse of a 10-year-old student.
The suit, filed Jan. 27 in U.S. District Court for the state of New Mexico, leveled the allegations against Melanie Jean Martinez, who worked as a fifth grade teacher at Bernalillo Elementary School from 2018 to 2023.
Martinez is currently employed at Cochiti Elementary/Middle School in Peña Blanca, Julio Romero, an attorney for the plaintiff, told the Journal in February…