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Hibbett Intermediate School (formerly Middle School) is located in North Florence and is part of the Florence City School system. Now a special education teacher from Hibbett has been placed on administrative leave.
According to a letter from the superintendent's office, there are accusations of student abuse by Deanna A. Hogland Isbell Hastings. From the 57 year-old Hastings' official bio:
Hastings is reportedly a Leighton native and has resided in Tuscumbia and more recently Muscle Shoals. A friend to Hastings maintained that she has received no previous complaints while working as a teacher.
The school system has further stated the Florence Police Department is a partner in the abuse investigation. No time frame for the inquiry has been released. While we're sure AEA is involved, there has been no public statement from that organization on the allegations concerning the teacher who would appear to have tenure.
The one feature that stands out? Hastings has completed no other degrees since her original BS slightly over 20 years ago. This is an oddity in the world of special education. Considering this, we have to wonder if any personal conflicts with the administration had any impact on Hastings' current problems.
The main issue with such allegations is that anyone can make them against a public employee without any evidence whatsoever. It doesn't matter if the allegations are true or not. The employee will forever have to deal with the stigma associated with such an investigation with little recourse against the accuser.
ReplyDeleteeven school officials makes false allegations against people. I can name several teachers in that system that has done so. why are they still employed there? I have no idea.
ReplyDeleteI can recall when Hibbett Middle School had a GREAT principal. Unfortunately, the superintendent at the time didn't like him NOT giving her child preferential treatment and she terminated him.
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