BOWLING GREEN, Va. (WWBT) - Officials have arrested and charged a teacher at Bowling Green Elementary after an alleged assault on a student. Elementary school teacher arrested for allegedly assaulting student

On Friday, September 19, school authorities received notification after a parent filed a complaint. The parent learned about the incident from their child.

Following a thorough investigation by school authorities and officials from the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office, in consultation with the Caroline County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, 28-year-old Spenser Bettinger was arrested.

She has been charged with Felony Child Abuse, Felony Causing Injury to a Child While Having Custody of the Child, and Assault. Bettinger was taken to Pamunkey Regional Jail, where she was held on a $

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