A recent incident at The Charter School at Waterstone in Homestead has led to the arrest of 61-year-old teacher Sandra Marta Colombo, who now faces a child abuse charge after allegedly throwing a shoe at a student during a classroom incident on February 28. In a report by WSVN, law enforcement officials stated Colombo was taken into custody at her home on NE 1st Drive yesterday. According to the same source, the arrested teacher aimed the shoe at a misbehaving student's direction, but it inadvertently struck a different child in the ear and forehead.
The arrest report further details that two child witnesses saw Colombo throw the shoe "overhand with force," as they described the act during their testimonial about the event that unfolded within the charter school's walls, meanwhile, the unintended target of the shoe, later on, admitted she was hit in the forehead but suffered no visible marks or bruises, apologizing and soothing the student's forehead afterward, the girl conveyed through a statement obtained by Local 10 News.
Following her arrest, Colombo chose to invoke her right to an attorney and, after appearing in court, a judge determined that she could be released on her recognizance. She had not left Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center by early this afternoon, jail records indicated. Local 10 News reports that they are in the process of reaching out to The Charter School at Waterstone for a statement regarding the alleged incident and Colombo's arrest.
