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Kissimmee Fl Sunrise Elementary School

February 2, 2012 by · Comments Off on Kissimmee Fl Sunrise Elementary School 

Kissimmee Fl Sunrise Elementary School, A special needs teacher in Osceola County could be fired for allegedly using hot sauce to discipline her students.

Lillian Gomez is currently suspended from her job at Sunrise Elementary School in Kissimmee.

She’s accused of pouring the hot sauce on crayons to stop autistic children from putting them in their mouths.

Family members of some of the students involved told WFTV they want Gomez fired.

“I was really upset. I couldn’t believe it. Honestly, I was like how can a teacher of so many years do something like that,” said Osceola County resident, Karina Holguin. “They got to be traumatized, especially for a kid who can’t express himself like any other children that can tell you this hurts or doesn’t hurt.”

Holguin said she’s outraged because two of those children are her 5-year-old nephews.

The alleged incident happened last fall.

When the district found out about it, Gomez was removed from the classroom.

The superintendent is now requesting she be fired. A termination hearing is set for later this month.

Teacher Hot Sauce Punish

February 2, 2012 by · Comments Off on Teacher Hot Sauce Punish 

Teacher Hot Sauce Punish, Parents in Kissimmee, Fla., are outraged after Lillian Gomez, a teacher at Sunrise Elementary School, allegedly used hot sauce to punish special needs students, WFTV reports.

Gomez allegedly poured the hot sauce on crayons to punish autistic students for putting them in their mouths, according to the report.

While the school district’s superintendent is calling for the teacher’s termination, Gomez is currently suspended from her position while she awaits a hearing, which is expected in the next few weeks.

Gomez isn’t the first to face legal troubles after allegedly using hot sauce as a disciplinary measure.

A few years ago, Sylvia Guadalupe Tagle, 50, was found guilty of child abuse after allowing a special needs student to drink a soda laced with hot sauce, NBC Miami reported. While Tagle claimed it was just the way she likes to drink her soda, prosecutors ruled it was abuse.

Back in August, Jessica Beagley, 36, was convicted of misdemeanor child abuse after squirting hot sauce into her son’s mouth for lying about getting in trouble at school, and recording the act on video. Beagley could face up to one year in jail, a $10,000 fine, and up to 10 years probation.

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