Pamela Williams - Moundsville, WV

Marshall County teacher Pamela Williams has been charged with two counts of battery following the alleged physical abuse of a special needs child at Sherrard Jr. High School.


If convicted, Williams could spend a year behind bars.

Williams, of Cameron, appeared Thursday in Marshall County Magistrate Court for a pre-trial hearing on two counts of battery. The charges stem from an alleged altercation on Oct. 8 at Sherrard Jr. High School that reportedly involved Williams and an 11-year-old boy who suffers from autism, Down syndrome and other developmental disorders. Williams, who was 57 years old at the time of alleged battery, pleaded innocent to the charges.

Today, Marshall County Prosecutor Jeff Cramer said the situation began in a speech class.

He said the student refused to take his seat and attempted to take off his pants. Cramer said the criminal complaint indicates the boy attempted to kick and bite before he was taken out of the classroom by Williams and aides in the room.

Cramer said the boy was taken to another room where Williams reportedly placed the boy's hand in his mouth. He said it apparently was an attempt to prevent him from biting. That act did not result in charges, according to the prosecutor.

Cramer said the two counts of battery are the result of Williams allegedly smacking the boy's bottom and placing her hand on his forehead and pushing his head into the wall. The smack on the bottom left a handprint, according to the complaint.

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Jennifer Phillips - Flagler County, FL

A special needs teacher in Flagler County was arrested, accused of abusing a disabled student. Eyewitnesses said the abuse happened in February in the cafeteria of Bunnell Elementary School and the student had to be taken to a hospital.

Police arrested 37-year-old Jennifer Phillips. She is accused of getting so rough with a 3-year-old special needs student that the child suffered a concussion.


Witnesses said, when the young girl became visibly upset in the school cafeteria, Phillips aggressively forced her to the floor, causing the girl to strike her head on a glass door. Several witnesses told police they heard a loud thump when the child's head hit the door.

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Cydney Abrams - Winter Springs, FL

The special-education teacher at Winter Springs High school was recorded last March in a 26-minute tirade during her third period math class.


“I've told you, ***** don't bother me, baby,” Abrams said in the recording.

“What the **** you gonna do?” the student asked.

“I don't have to do a **** thing! What the **** are you gonna do?” Abrams asked.

“Anything you say about me, it goes right back to you! So, ‘stupid’ would be you, your friends and your family,” Abrams is heard saying on the recording.

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