4th grade substitute teacher removed from class at Halethorpe Elementary

Baltimore County Public Schools removed a substitute teacher from a fourth grade classroom this week after she allegedly acted inappropriately.

INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGEDLYTOUCHING STUDENTSINAPPROPRIATELY IN A 4TH GRADCLASSROOM ON TUESDAY.

WMA━2NEWS MALLORY SOFASTAII SPOKETO SEVERAL STUDENTABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

MALLORY &WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU?THE ALLEGATIONS AREDISTURBING.

THE PARENTS OFTHESE 4TH GRADERS SAY THETEACHER WAS BOUNCING UP ANDDOWN ON THEIR LAPS..

PLAYEDINAPPROPRIATE GAMES..

AND KEPTTHE STUDENTS FROM REPORTINGHER BEHAVIOR.

THIS ALLEGEDLYHAPPENED TUESDAY AT HALETHORPEELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THESCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL SENT OUT ALETTER TO THE FAMILIES OF THESTUDENT'S IN THAT 4TH GRADECLASSROOM SAYING ONCE THEBEHAVIOR WAS REPORTED..

THETEACHER WAS IMMEDIATELYREMOVED.

A SPOKESPERSON WITHBALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLS ALSOTOLD US THAT THE TEACHER WILLNO LONGER BE WORKING WITH THESCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE FUTURE.HOWEVERUPSET THEY WEREN'T MADE AWAREOF THE INCIDENT SOONER.

"Ijust feel like we shouldnhave been notified at 3osomething this serious is anissue when I get my son and hetells me that a substituteteacher has kissed him on theface and sat on his lap andbounced up and down on hisprivate areas." THE TEACHER'SNAME HABALTIMORE COUNTY POLICECONFIRMED THEY'REINVESTIGATING A REPORT OFCHILD ABUSE.

AND WE DO KNOWTHERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER ATTHE SCHOOL TODAY COLLECTINGSTATEMENTS FROM KIDS IN THATCLASSROOM.

THE SCHOOL SYSTEMHASN'T BEEN ABLE TO TELL USANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THEHISTORY OF THIS SUBSTITUTETEACHER..

JUST THAT THEY'RESTILL GATHERING INFORMATIONAND TUESDAY WAS THE FIRST TIMETHEY'VE HEARD OF THESEALLEGATI