Florida educators arrested after boozy teen party at principal's home goes off the rails, police say
A drunken teenage house party in Florida with shenanigans worthy of a high school movie has led to child abuse charges against an elementary school principal and a teacher, police said.
A drunken teenage house party in Florida with shenanigans worthy of a high school movie has led to child abuse charges against an elementary school principal and a teacher, police said.
Hosted on Jan. 19 by a Cocoa Beach High School student at the home of Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan, the party was attended by a crowd of more than 100 that included underage drinkers and juveniles, Cocoa Beach police said.
Hill-Brodigan and teacher Karly Anderson failed to give proper care to juveniles during the festivities, police alleged.
Hill-Brodigan is charged with child neglect, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and hosting a party with alcohol that was accessible to minors, called an "open house party" under Florida law. Anderson is charged with child neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Roosevelt Elementary School in Cocoa Beach, Fla.Google MapsBoth were booked into the Brevard County Jail on Friday and released Saturday, with $3,500 bond attached to Hill-Brodigan's case and $3,000 to Anderson's, according to jail records.
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