A high school teacher in Largo, Florida was arrested on Wednesday after she sprayed disinfectant on four students for not wearing their masks properly.

Christina Reszetar
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Teacher Sprayed Disinfectant to Students

A 51-year-old high school teacher in Largo, Florida woke up behind bars on Thursday after she was arrested on Wednesday for spraying disinfectants on her four students for not wearing properly their masks. Authorities identified the teacher as Christina Reszetar.

According to Breitbart, the police report stated the teacher told her four students to wear their masks properly but they refused to do it. After it, she sprayed her students with aerosol disinfectant into the path of their faces and bodies.

On the same day, the teacher was escorted from school and booked into the Pinellas County Jail. Reszetar appeared before a judge on Thursday and is now facing four counts of child abuse. She told the judge she teaches Learning Disabled Math at Largo High School and has been a teacher for 21 years.

In a recently published article in WFLA News Channel, the said incident was caught on camera but the teacher told the judge the video will show those allegations are not true.

Meanwhile, one of her neighbors said "I don't think it was the right thing to do. Teachers have to be under a lot of pressure right now with the virus," She also added she knew what students and their families feel but she also said that the arrest was excessive.

A Pinellas County School District spokeswoman told the news outlet WFLA that Reszetar is still employed. However, the district said they could not give or release any official statement as of this time because it is still an open investigation with the Largo Police Department.

Judge Released the Teacher From the Jail

Meanwhile, the judge said on Thursday, "I think I can fairly characterize this as a severely misguided attempt at discipline."

Since the teacher has no any prior criminal records, the judge decided to release the teacher from the jail without bond.

Though the states asked for a higher bond but this request was denied. The judge asked the teacher if she will hire a lawyer to represent her but Reszetar said she will not be able to afford even one lawyer because of the size of her salary.

A news outlet tried to reach out to the Pinellas County School District for a copy of the surveillance camera but they have not received any response.

They also reached out to the Pinellas County Teachers Association for their opinion about the incident but they said that they are not in the position to give comments because she is not a member of their association.

It was also clarified that the proceedings of the case will go on if the state decides to move forward with the charges against her.