Florida teacher used foam mat to ‘swaddle’ student with disabilities, dragged her into bathroom as punishment: Police

Inset: Beatriz Rapisarda (Brevard County Sheriff). Background: Sunrise Elementary School (WFTV).

Inset: Beatriz Rapisarda (Brevard County Sheriff). Background: Sunrise Elementary School (WFTV).

An elementary school teacher in Florida faces child abuse and false imprisonment charges after she was accused of dragging and straddling a student with disabilities and locking her in a bathroom.

Beatriz Rapisarda, 41, was arrested in connection with incidents that happened this week at Sunrise Elementary School in Palm Bay, officials said. Palm Bay is more than 70 miles southeast of Orlando.

Police responded to the school on Thursday on a call of allegations of physical abuse between a teacher and student, according to a probable cause affidavit.

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