EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
An Alabama special needs teacher was arrested and faces child abuse charges after allegedly punishing a student by pouring hot sauce on their tongue.
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WTVY/Gray News) - An Alabama special needs teacher is facing child abuse charges after deputies say she poured hot sauce on a student’s tongue.
Heather Varner Hunter, a 46-year-old special needs teacher at Cottonwood Elementary School, allegedly used hot sauce to punish a student for sticking out their tongue in September. A Houston County Sheriff’s Office investigation followed.