A 43-year-old middle school teacher from West Virginia got arrested last week on allegations of physically abusing a young male student.
She's accused of using duct tape and a stronger type of tape to silence him, tie his hands, and wrap it around his head during class time.
Cassandra Sisler was taken into custody and is facing four counts of child abuse related to these incidents, as reported by Weston's CBS affiliate, WDTV.
The reported incidents all happened earlier this month in her classroom at Central Preston Middle School in Kingwood, West Virginia, not far from the state's northern border with Pennsylvania.
A probable cause affidavit, obtained by Clarksburg's NBC and ABC affiliate, WBOY-TV, provided more details about these alleged assaults, leading to Sisler's arrest on October 13.
According to the report, the male student told troopers from the West Virginia State Police Department's Preston County Detachment that Sisler first applied the tape to his mouth on October 2 and continued to do so every day until October 5.
The police wrote in the affidavit that she put duct tape over his mouth, ear to ear, right in the middle of the class. The victim also mentioned that his lips and mouth were red and sore when he removed the tape.
A similar situation happened on October 3, where the student said that Sisler repeated the same action, putting duct tape over his mouth, ear to ear, right in the middle of the class.
On the following day, October 4, the victim said that Sisler changed her approach by taping his hands and wrapping his wrists in duct tape in addition to taping over his mouth, as mentioned in the affidavit.
Then, on Thursday, October 5, Sisler allegedly escalated the situation further by using "stronger tape" to wrap it around the victim's head, covering his mouth and extending onto his shoulders, as stated in the affidavit.
After her arrest, Sisler was taken to jail in Preston County and held on $40,000 bond, with $10,000 for each of the charges. She posted bond and was released.
Preston County Board of Education Superintendent Brad Martin couldn't comment on Sisler's current employment status but mentioned that they've contacted the relevant authorities and are cooperating, taking necessary actions while the situation is being investigated.
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