Thomas Vacek, Kissimmee, Florida (arrested Nov 2012) [failure to report, resisting arrest]

Osceola County educators with issues:​

• Kacy Christine Wilson, Largo, Florida (arrested May 2012)
• Bianca Vacek, Kissimmee, Florida (arrested Nov 2012) [child abuse, resisting arrest]
• Thomas Vacek, Kissimmee, Florida (arrested Nov 2012) [failure to report, resisting arrest]

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Thomas Vacek, reading teacher at Poinciana High School [School District of Osceola County], Kissimmee, Florida, "charged with failure to report child abuse and resisting arrest without violence"

Formerly taught at:

• Adolescent Residential Campus [Florida Department of Juvenile Justice], Intercession City, Florida
• Kissimmee Middle School [School District of Osceola County], Kissimmee, Florida

WOGX: Two Poinciana High School teachers arrested (Nov 14 2012)

Two teachers from Poinciana High School have been reassigned to another school a day after their arrests. Osceola County deputies said one is accused of child abuse, while the other failed to report the alleged incident ... her husband, Thomas Vacek, who is also a teacher, is charged with failure to report child abuse and resisting arrest without violence. ​

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WINK: Fla. teacher accused of burning boy in her care (Nov 15 2012)

Orlando television station WFTV reported the child's mother called authorities Tuesday after she noticed the burn marks on his mouth and nose. She told police the boy was staying with Thomas and Bianca Vacek. According to Osceola County Sheriff's deputies, the child said Bianca Vacek burned him with a lighter while she was drunk.​

 

WJHG: Florida Teacher Accused of Burning Boy in Her Care (Nov 15 2012)

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She told police the boy was staying with Thomas and Bianca Vacek. According to Osceola County Sheriff's deputies, the child said Bianca Vacek burned him with a lighter while she was drunk. Both resisted arrested when deputies tried to take them into custody.​

 

The Ledger: Teacher Accused of Burning Boy in Her Care (Nov 15 2012)

Two high school teachers have been arrested in central Florida after a 12-year-old boy said he was burned by a cigarette lighter while in their care. Orlando television station WFTV reported the child's mother called authorities Tuesday after she noticed the burn marks on his mouth and nose. She told police the boy was staying with Thomas and Bianca Vacek.​

The Republic: Central Fla. teacher accused of burning boy, 12, left in her care (Nov 15 2012)

 

WFTV: Osceola teacher accused of burning boy in her care (Nov 15 2012)

During their investigation, detectives said they learned Thomas Vacek had knowledge of the burning and did not report it to law enforcement ... Thomas Vacek is charged with failure to report child abuse and resisting arrest.​

 

Orlando Sentinel: Husband-wife teachers arrested in burning of boy's face (Nov 15 2012)

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Thomas "Tom" Vacek, 53, was present when his wife put the lighter in the boy's face at about 5 p.m. Tuesday during dinner at their home, the report states. He was arrested on charges of failure to report child abuse and resisting arrest and released Wednesday on $1,500 bail ... In 2006, a jury found Tom Vacek not guilty of lewd or lascivious conduct. His accuser was one of his female students at Kissimmee Middle School.​

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ABC 7: Fla. teacher accused of burning boy in her care (Nov 15 2012)

Orlando television station WFTV reported the child's mother called authorities Tuesday after she noticed the burn marks on his mouth and nose. She told police the boy was staying with Thomas and Bianca Vacek. According to Osceola County Sheriff's deputies, the child said Bianca Vacek burned him with a lighter while she was drunk. Both resisted arrest when deputies tried to take them into custody.​

Action News Jax: Fla. teacher accused of burning boy in her care (Nov 15 2012)

 

Cafe Mom: Teacher Allegedly Burns Student With Cigarette While Drunk (Nov 15 2012)

Bianca Vacek, 51, has been arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse, battery on a law-enforcement officer, and resisting arrest after a 12-year-old student accused her of drunkenly putting out a cigarette on the inside of his bottom lip. Let's hear it for Florida teachers, huh? The boy was inexplicably staying with Bianca and her husband, who happens to also be a teacher at Poinciana High School in Kissimmee, and a day or so after the dinnertime incident, the kid's mom saw burn marks on her son's nose and lips and called the cops. Bianca's husband Tom was also arrested for failing to report child abuse.​