IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A court has dismissed a lawsuit against a former teacher in Iredell County who was accused of putting a student in a trash can.
Channel 9 first reported about the teacher’s arrest in October 2019. She worked at Cloverleaf Elementary School.
The student’s mother said her son has autism and was placed in a trash can on multiple occasions. Her son was 9 years old at the time.
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This week, a federal appeals court ruled the teacher is entitled to “public official immunity” and cannot be sued.
Channel 9 also checked the status of the criminal charges filed against the teacher and learned the charged were dismissed last year because of a “conditional discharge.” This means she agreed to complete probation in exchange for the court’s dismissal of the conviction.
Since the charges were dismissed, we are no longer naming the teacher.
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