S. Idaho teacher resigns amid mouth-taping allegation

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – A south-central Idaho charter school said a teacher being investigated amid reports of a student’s mouth being taped shut has resigned.

The Times-News reported that Xavier Charter School administrator Gary Moon made the announcement Thursday.

The instructor’s name has not been released.

Moon said administrators immediately began an investigation after learning of the allegations in a second-grade class on Feb. 16.

The school says a substitute teacher with a bachelor’s degree in education and a current Idaho teaching certificate has been filling in.

The school said that teacher will remain with the class until the end of the school year.