SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A now former teacher at a Southwest Miami-Dade school faced a judge Tuesday morning, accused of hurting a student.
According to officials, Beatriz Gomez Hurtado grabbed a 2-year-old boy’s neck and face, then shook him back and forth for allegedly misbehaving in the classroom.
Gomez Hurtado is a teacher at the Lincoln-Martí location along Southwest 288th Street in Southwest Miami-Dade.
The 53-year-old was charged with child abuse and a judge has set her bond at $5,000.
A statement issued by a Lincoln-Martí spokesperson reads in part:
“Lincoln-Martí Community Agency is deeply saddened and troubled by the conduct depicted in the classroom surveillance video involving a former employee and a two-year-old child.
Upon viewing the footage, the Director immediately removed the employee from the classroom and campus, notified Lincoln-Mаrtí’s administrative office, and terminated her employment. Lincoln-Mаrtí then promptly reported the incident to the Florida Abuse Hotline.
Although no system can always predict the actions of an individual employee, Lincoln-Mаrtí’s surveillance, supervisory and reporting safeguards enabled the conduct to be discovered promptly, the employee to be removed, the family to be informed and the appropriate authorities to be notified. We extend our sincere support to the child and his family.”
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