{"id":18114,"date":"2025-10-23T23:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T23:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/18114\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T23:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T23:53:20","slug":"little-miami-middle-school-teacher-on-leave-amid-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/18114\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Miami Middle School teacher on leave amid investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) &#8211; A sixth-grade teacher at Little Miami Middle School is on a leave of absence amid an investigation, according to a district letter to parents and guardians obtained by FOX19 NOW.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A report from the Hamilton Township Police Department says two female students reported the teacher made contact with them using a yardstick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Surveillance footage from the school\u2019s hallway shows the teacher approaching one of the female students who was kneeling down at her locker, according to the police report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The teacher, the report claims, waved the ruler and used it to tap the books on her lap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The report says the teacher then meandered to the second female student who was standing at her locker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The teacher used the ruler to tap that student on her lower backside, the police report describes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/video-gallery\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/video-gallery\/news\/\">[Watch more from FOX19 NOW]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Watch anytime, anywhere with FOX19 NOW+\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6MKMCJSWBNDKLBUESSKOEXVVEM.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"200\" \/>Watch anytime, anywhere with FOX19 NOW+(WXIX)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Read the district\u2019s letter below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis leave is part of our standard procedure while the school district investigates this matter involving the staff member,\u201d reads the Oct. 14 letter from Mike Malone in the district\u2019s Human Resource Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cPlease understand that, in order to protect the privacy and rights of everyone involved, we are unable to share specific details at this time. However, I want to assure you that the safety and well-being of our students remain our top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Another instructor is handling his classes in the meantime to \u201censure that learning continues without interruption,\u201d the letter continues. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hamilton Township Police said no crime was committed, and they are not investigating the incident further. FOX19 NOW is not identifying the teacher because no criminal charges were filed.<\/p>\n<p>Parent Reacts<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Kelly Spencer\u2019s child attends the Little Miami Local School District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He said he is upset because what the two students allege happened to them could have happened to his child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Spencer further says he thinks the teacher should lose his job if the allegations are true.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI would understand more, maybe a ruler saying, \u2018Hey Brenda, hey Steve,\u2019\u201d Spencer said. \u201cBut on their buttocks, if that really happened, he should be fired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The district\u2019s investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/page\/report-typos-to-fox19\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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