Melody Harris Moffett, Shreveport, Louisiana (arrested Apr 2021) [simple battery on a child]

Melody Harris Moffett, 66, teacher at Judson Elementary School, Caddo Public Schools, Shreveport, Louisiana, "simple battery on a child"


Caddo teacher arrested on simple battery charge

A teacher at a Caddo elementary school faces a charge of simple battery following an incident that happened at the school on Tuesday, April 20. According to the police report, Melody Moffett, 66, is facing a charge of simple battery. Shreveport police tell KSLA that Moffett was arrested and booked into Shreveport City Jail. The child’s mother said she was not notified by the school, Judson Elementary, about the incident, and did not know about it until her son told her in the car that afternoon. Another mother contacted her later that afternoon saying that her child had also told ...

Statement from Caddo Parish Public Schools:

The district is aware of a staff member recently arrested following an incident on one of our elementary campuses. That employee has been placed on administrative leave while the matter is under investigation. While Louisiana state law prohibits Caddo Schools from commenting on individual employees and personnel matters, Caddo believes the safety of every student is of the utmost importance. More importantly, the district does not condone any behavior in which a child may be harmed or put in danger.


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Caddo teacher arrested on charge of simple battery, placed on leave while school district investigates

A teacher at a Caddo elementary school faces a charge of simple battery following an incident that happened at the school on Tuesday, April 20. According to the police report, Melody Moffett, 66, is facing a charge of simple battery. Shreveport police tell KSLA that Moffett was arrested and booked into Shreveport City Jail. The child’s mother said she was not notified by the school, Judson Elementary, about the incident, and did not know about it until her son told her in the car that afternoon. Another mother contacted her later that afternoon saying that her child had also told ...

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Caddo Teacher Accused of Battery on a Child

A Caddo Parish teacher faces serious charges today. 66-year-old Melody Moffett is accused of simple battery for an incident that allegedly happened at school. Moffett is a first grade teacher at Judson Elementary. The mother of the elementary school boy says she found out about the April 20th incident when her son told her about it. She says another parent also called her about what happened. Caddo Schools released this statement: “The district is aware of a staff member recently arrested following an incident on one of our elementary campuses. That employee has been placed on administrative leave while the ...

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Caddo Parish teacher placed on leave, accused of assaulting first-grade student

A teacher in Caddo Parish has been placed on administrative leave following allegations that she assaulted a first-grade student last week. According to the Shreveport Police Department, 66-year-old Melody Moffett, who was a first-grade teacher at Judson Elementary, was arrested on Tuesday, April 20 for simple battery after her students accused her of assaulting a classmate of theirs. Cara Collins, a spokesperson for the family of the first-grade victim, says two students were going back and forth and Moffett pushed one of them. “She pushed him…Like got in his face in and you know she pushed him,” said Collins. “The ...

Statement from Caddo Parish School Board:

The district is aware of a staff member recently arrested following an incident on one of our elementary campuses.”

That employee has been placed on administrative leave while the matter is under investigation. While Louisiana state law prohibits Caddo Schools from commenting on individual employees and personnel matters, Caddo believes the safety of every student is of the utmost importance. More importantly, the district does not condone any behavior in which a child may be harmed or put in danger.

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Caddo Parish School elementary school teacher faces simple battery charge

A Caddo Parish teacher is facing simple battery charges after reportedly pushing a child to the ground. Melody Harris Moffett, a first-grade teacher at Judson Elementary, was arrested on April 20. She is accused of assaulting a student at school. “School should be a safe learning environment for our children and our children shouldn’t fear for their safety, especially by those we entrust with their educational development,” Breka Peoples said in a press release from The People’s Promise. Moffett is accused of assaulting a 7-year-old child while during the school day, according to Shreveport police records. “The district is aware ...

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