Teacher arrested for punching autistic student
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A local educator is facing charges after allegedly striking a nine-year-old student who has autism. The incident resulted in the immediate arrest of Prechae Rodriguez, a Behavior Support Teacher at Eisenhower Exceptional Center. Rodriguez, 39, was apprehended on Monday following an accusation of physically abusing a non-verbal student with autism. According to Casey Minuto, a spokesperson for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), the teacher reacted violently after the student slapped …