Granbury teacher resigns after student suffers 3rd-degree burns in science experiment
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A Granbury Middle School teacher has resigned after a 12-year-old boy was injured during a science class experiment, officials said.
The Granbury school district said in a statement on social media that the educator is “no longer an employee of the school district,” and that further investigation was being “turned ... over to law enforcement/proper authorities.”
The school district did not provide any additional details, but police said their initial investigation involves a 37-year-old woman who “put hand sanitizer 12-year-old male student and lit the hand sanitizer as part of a science experiment.”
“This had reportedly been done multiple times throughout the day with other students without incident, but the student in question suffered possible 3rd degree burns on his hands,” Lt. Russell Grizzard said in an email. “The incident is under investigation and will be submitted to the District Attorney’s Office for review.”
The incident occurred on Friday, according to the North Texas school district, which is about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
This story was originally published April 6, 2022 at 8:01 AM.
