Mesa Middle School Teacher Arrested for Child Abuse

ARROYO GRANDE — On Tuesday, April 25, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office received a report of a battery again...

April 26, 2023
9:56 AM

ARROYO GRANDE — On Tuesday, April 25, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office received a report of a battery against a 13-year-old female student at Mesa Middle School in Arroyo Grande. According to witnesses, a teacher identified as Sarah Watts, 42, residing in Pismo Beach, pulled a hairbrush from the student's hand during class, leaving visible injuries on the student. Shortly thereafter, Watts reportedly threw papers at the students, causing the same student to sustain a cut on her temple.

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