Mom of boy who allegedly bought nude Snapchat from instructor says college board known as him a ‘liar’ | EUROtoday

The mother of a Florida boy who allegedly acquired a nude Snapchat from his instructor says college officers branded him a “liar” and suspended him whereas the instructor saved her job.

Beverly Hernandez claims directors at Haile Middle School in Bradenton, a metropolis south of Tampa, failed to guard her son from his instructor, Oliver Fell, the mom instructed ABC7.

“Not only was I disappointed that a teacher that was put there to protect my child was grooming him…I’m more disappointed that they inflicted more trauma by calling him a liar,” Hernandez mentioned.

“By him thinking he was doing the right thing and speaking up, they retaliate against him,” she added.

The boy’s instructor, Fell, 28, turned herself in to authorities on June 2 after a warrant was issued for her arrest. She has been charged with lewd contact with a pupil by an authority determine, a second-degree felony, and transmission of dangerous materials to a minor, a third-degree felony.

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Fell allegedly began speaking to the 14-year-old eighth-grade pupil on social media in December 2024, and later despatched him sexually suggestive photographs and messages, WDBJ7 reported.

Hernandez’s son was disciplined in March after making the accusations, college directors instructed Deputy Sadrac Augustin, the college useful resource officer, based on a possible trigger affidavit.

Augustin then obtained a screenshot from one other pupil’s cellphone exhibiting a Snapchat dialog between Hernandez’s son and somebody with the username Oliver and a purple cat emoji. The pupil then instructed Augustin that the dialog was together with his instructor, based on the affidavit.

When questioned in regards to the social media account and nude photographs, Fell denied it was hers. She additionally denied sending the specific photographs, and mentioned two different clothed images of her on the coed’s cellphone have been taken off her Instagram account.

Hernandez mentioned she solely discovered of the misconduct when she was known as in to the college as a result of her son was going through self-discipline over the accusation on March 3.

However, it wasn’t till May 14 that Fell was reassigned from her instructing position.

After her arrest, Haile Middle School Principal Irene Nikitopoulos instructed mother and father it took “several weeks of investigation” to verify the coed’s allegations.

“Once law enforcement had sufficient confirmation, our school and district were informed and Ms. Fell was immediately reassigned to a position away from our school where she had no contact with students,” Nikitopoulos mentioned in a letter.

The matter of months between when the allegations have been made and when Fell was reassigned was a significant concern for folks, Manatee County School Board Chair Chad Choate instructed the outlet.

“If you look at the policy issues yes she should have been put on paid leave pending outcome of investigation,” he mentioned. “Everybody gets due process but that’s not really what happened here.”

To make issues worse, Hernandez says she was additionally the one who reported the case to the state’s Child Protective Services, claiming neither the college nor the college useful resource officer had reported it after studying of the allegations.

Fell has labored with the college district for the previous 4 years and has no prior felony document, based on investigators.

Her bond had been set at $20,000.

Fell was additionally ordered to steer clear of the coed concerned, in addition to all minors. She can solely be within the presence of juvenile relations below supervision.