(Canton, Georgia) Special education teacher Laurie Peavy, 45, pleaded guilty this week to false imprisonment stemming from incidents of duct-taping an autistic boy to his desk and confining a blind girl under her desk.
As a result, Peavy was sentenced to six years of probation and assessed $2,000 in fines.
She must surrender her teaching certificate and not apply for one anywhere else and also agreed not to volunteer in a school or a church or to supervise, teach or tutor any children other than her own.Nancy Cheek was not prosecuted in exchange for her testimony against Peavy.
Educators Accused of Cruelty to Autistic and Blind Students
[Previous 5/19/09 post bumped]
(Canton, Georgia) Two Woodstock High School educators, teacher Laurie Peavy, 44, and aide Nancy Cheek, 49, were arrested yesterday morning for allegedly being cruel to two special needs children.
Charges stem from incidents where an autistic student was allegedly taped to a chair and a blind student was allegedly confined under a desk.
Laurie Peavy - Nancy Cheek
Both Peavy and Cheek face charges of false imprisonment and first-degree child cruelty. They were booked into custody at the Cherokee County Jail.
Peavy was released yesterday on $60,000 bond. Cheek is reportedly still in custody although her bond was reduced from $30,000 to $22,000.
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