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Randi Nicole Jackson Staples was arrested and charged with willful abuse of a child under the age of 18 on Nov. 16

Staples worked as a teacher at Cottage Hill Christian Academy in Mobile, Ala., where she was previously named Teacher of the Year

Staples was arrested after a video went viral that purports to show her allegedly beating her son with a belt

Former Alabama teacher of the year Randi Nicole Jackson Staples has been arrested after a viral video purports to show her allegedly beating her son with a belt.

Staples, 44, a resident of Grand Bay, Ala., was arrested and charged with willful child abuse of a child under the age of 18 on Nov. 16, according to arrest records obtained by PEOPLE. The arrest came after a video went viral, which appears to show Staples beating

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