Florida teacher of the year arrested after allegedly striking student over Instagram post

The arrest came after a student said the teacher called her into her classroom to speak privately and allegedly struck her on the face causing a bloody nose.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Florida English teacher who was just named Teacher of the Year at Darnell-Cookman Middle/High in Jacksonville has been charged with a count of child abuse against a student at the school.

Caroline Melanie Lee, 60, was arrested Friday.

The arrest came after a student said Lee called her into her classroom to speak privately and allegedly struck her on the face causing a bloody nose, according to a Duval Schools Police report.

Lee, the student – who is a minor and is not named in the report – and other witnesses told the responding police officer that the incident began with a conversation about an Instagram post earlier this week.

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