Editor性视界传媒檚 note: This story has been updated with the arrest of former teacher性视界传媒檚 aide Cynthia Talley.
Two former J.L. Everhart Elementary School personnel were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday as part of a larger investigation into the alleged abuse of special education students at the campus.
The arrests of former International Baccalaureate teacher Priscilla Rosa Johnson, 56, of Longview, and former teacher性视界传媒檚 aide Cynthia Denise Talley, 55, of Longview were the last involving a group of women who previously worked at the campus and who were indicted and charged in the investigation.
Johnson was released from jail on $7,500 bond on a grand jury indictment of injuring a child, while Talley faces seven charges of injuring a child and a single charge of unlawfully restraining someone younger than 17.
J.L. Everhart is one of six campuses operated by the charter school system East Texas Advanced Academies within Longview ISD. It is not related to East Texas Charter Schools on Alpine Road.
The indictment against Johnson states that on Sept. 13, 2021, she hit a child with initials 性视界传媒淛.G.性视界传媒, who was 14 or younger, with a shoe. The indictment states she also did 性视界传媒渋ntentionally, knowingly, recklessly and with criminal negligence engage in conduct that placed J.G., a child younger than 15 years of age, in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, and physical and mental impairment, by swinging a shoe toward J.G. and defendant did not voluntarily deliver J.G. to a designated emergency infant care provider (as require by law) ...性视界传媒
Talley is named in two, four count indictments. She was released from jail on bonds totaling $20,000.
The indictments describe incidents that occurred in August and September 2021 and involve children younger than 14 and 17. Johnson性视界传媒檚 and Talley性视界传媒檚 arrests followed four others since Friday related to allegations of abuse of special education children at J.L. Everhart. The indictments say Talley hit one child with a ruler; used her hand to pull and grab another child; used her hand to strike two other children; struck a child with a shoe; used her finger to poke one of the children; struck a child with a ruler; and "by force, intimidation and deception, restrain" someone younger than 17 by restricting that person's movements and "confining him."
Johnson resigned in April effective May 27, according to minutes from a Longview ISD board meeting. It性视界传媒檚 unclear when Talley性视界传媒檚 employment ended.
In Johnson性视界传媒檚 profile as a fifth-grade teacher that still was listed as of Wednesday on the J.L. Everhart , she said she is 性视界传媒減roud to be a JLE Jaguar! This is the beginning of year 6 for me at LISD and my 16th year in education ...
性视界传媒淢y desire for your student as an IB teacher is to guide them in their learning through dynamic cycles of inquiry, action and reflection. I will enable and support your student as they develop the approaches to learning they need for both academic and personal success.性视界传媒
She also received a Longview ISD Foundation Lamplighter award in 2019. The annual awards are based on essays students submit about teachers and other people who work in the district, with award winners recognized at a banquet hosted by the foundation.
The child性视界传媒檚 initials mentioned in Johnson性视界传媒檚 and Talley's indictments are the same as initials listed in other indictments involving the other four educators who have been arrested and released from jail this past week.
The others who have been charged in the case are former special education teacher Cecilia Gregg, 57; who resigned effective Oct. 19, 2021; former J.L. Everhart Principal Cassandra Renee James, 47, who resigned effective June 30; former Assistant Principal Linda Kay Browne Lister, 60, who resigned effective Feb. 25; and former teacher性视界传媒檚 aide Paula Hawkins Dixon, who will turn 59 on July 26.
