A Tennessee woman who works as an elementary school teacher was accused by her own children of hurting them, police say.
Heather Pecht, 47, was arrested by Chattanooga Police Department officers on Friday and charged with two counts of child neglect. According to court documents obtained by local news outlet Chattanoogan.com, Pecht’s two younger children told their father that their mother had allegedly attacked them while they were in the car at Ruby Falls in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, on Friday. The father reportedly noticed healing scratches on his children’s hands and asked them what happened. The children allegedly said that Pecht was responsible for their injuries.
According to court documents, Pecht’s two younger children were in the back seat of the car in the parking lot at Ruby Falls. When Pecht’s phone made its way to the back seat, Pecht reportedly yelled at the children to return her phone. As the children tried to return the phone, Pecht allegedly pinched and scratched one of the children. During the alleged attack, the other child was bitten by Pecht as he tried to protect his sibling…