Charges against a former Tullahoma Substitute Teacher Dismissed

Charges against a substitute teacher accused of slapping a student have been dismissed.
Jennifer D. Huskey, 35 of Crestwood Drive, Tullahoma was charged last April with child abuse or neglect in connection to an alleged incident at Bel Aire School. Huskey was accused of “back handing” a student in the mouth.
The warrant alleges that when she allegedly struck the child she caused his lip to bleed. He claimed that she refused to allow him to leave the room. The boy claimed that he was looking for his paper on the teacher’s desk when the alleged incident occurred.
According to Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott, last week the charges was dismissed. After hearing evidence presented in the case he determined that there was not enough evidence to send the case forward to the Coffee County Grand Jury.
Huskey had been removed from the list of substitute teachers by the school system after her arrest. Tullahoma Director of Schools Dr. Dan Lawson stated Thursday that the system has not seen an application from her to teach. He added, “We will consider all applicants and assign them as we see fit.”