An E.E. Lyon Elementary School employee is facing a charge of simple battery after an incident at the school last month.
According to the Covington Police Department, Gladys Holliday is facing a charge of simple battery after an incident on Oct. 23 involving a student.
According to police, the incident was immediately reported by a school administrator.
Police say due to the student’s disability, a forensic interview was needed with the child before they could determine any charges against Holliday.
Once the interview was completed, Holliday was charged and she turned herself in on Nov. 9, according to police.
Covington police said because of the circumstances surrounding her case, Holliday was not booked into the St. Tammany Jail; instead she was issued a summons for her case to be heard in court.
The St. Tammany Parish Public School System confirmed that Holliday is on leave.
This comes as the St. Tammany Parish School Board weighs a potential audit into mandatory reporting concerns following the arrests of two former Lyon Elementary principals.
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