A group of eight concerned parents has come forward with serious allegations against a teacher at Louisiana Government School. The parents allege that their children, all students of the same classroom, have suffered severe emotional trauma, physical harm, and psychological abuse at the hands of a teacher.
In a formal letter to Minister of Education Oscar Requena dated 20 March 2025, the parents outlined multiple cases of emotional distress, humiliation, and even medical emergencies which they claim were caused or mishandled by the teacher.
One mother said her child suffered facial paralysis during class on 12 December 2024, and was not informed by the school and only learnt of the incident from the child. Weeks later, the same teacher allegedly attempted to strike the child with a book. Fearing for her child’s safety, the mother transferred the student to another school.
In another case, a father said his son stopped learning effectively under the same teacher due to her alleged impatience and unwillingness to assist struggling students.
Another case made by a separate parent stated that the teacher tried to hit a student with a plastic bottle and mocked a crying child while other students watched.
One parent alleged their child sustained a facial injury requiring stitches. The teacher attributed the injury to a “head buck,” but a medical doctor contradicted this, suggesting the use of a sharp object. The incident was reportedly not investigated by the school.
Parents say complaints to school officials and the Ministry of Education (MOE) have been met with inaction. One parent told News 5 that the matter was also reported to the police, who visited the school but failed to take further steps or produce any actions.
According to the school’s administration, the reported incidents involving the teacher have been brought to the attention of MOE, and steps have been taken internally to monitor both the teacher and the students involved.
“I’m aware of those cases, because it’s more than one,” said Margarita Melendez, the acting principal at the school. “As administration, when it started, we spoke to the teacher. Afterwards, we forwarded the matter to the Ministry, and they advised us to give oral reprimands. We gave those oral reprimands. We also held sessions with both teachers and parents, and from that point, everything remained in the Ministry’s hands.”
Melendez added that all relevant documentation, including the school’s incident logs, had been photocopied and sent to the Ministry.
“The only advice we’ve received from the Ministry so far is to continue with the reprimands,” she said.
The most recent report regarding the teacher was submitted to the Ministry in February 2025. The teacher in question has been with the school for approximately nine years and is described as having a “strong character and very strict, but I have never heard her yelling at the kids,” the administrator noted.
News 5 has contacted MOE and is continuing to follow this story.