The Brief
- A Manatee County teacher arrested on child abuse charges allegedly ordered a student to slap a classmate who would not stop talking.
- The incident occurred last Wednesday at Lee Middle School after the teacher had two students close the classroom window blinds.
- School administrators removed the teacher from the classroom immediately after the sheriff’s investigation began.
BRADENTON, Fla. – A Manatee County middle school teacher was arrested after deputies said she told a student to slap a classmate who was talking.
‘Who wants to slap him?’
What we know:
According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, on May 13, Judith Clark, 64, a teacher at Lee Middle School, repeatedly told a student to stop talking during class.
When the student did not quiet down, Clark reportedly asked the class who wanted to slap him.…