US Edition'I truly love you': Manatee County teacher accused of sending 5th grader inappropriate letter
- Jarrett Williams, an elementary school educator in Manatee County, resigned on April 23, 2025, amid allegations of inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old pupil.
- The resignation followed discovery of a two-page handwritten letter where Williams expressed affection, and reports of him spending 45 minutes alone with the student on Valentine's Day sparked an internal and external investigation.
- The school district and Manatee County Sheriff's Office are coordinating investigations, with the district placing a 'Do Not Rehire' flag on Williams's file and cooperating pending possible harassment charges related to bullying.
- The student's mother highlighted that the letter contained overly intimate expressions like "I truly love you" and a promise to keep their correspondence private, which she viewed as inappropriate boundary crossing and emotionally manipulative behavior.
- The case remains under investigation, but officials and board members acknowledge procedural breakdowns that will prompt policy and training reforms to protect student safety in the future.
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'I truly love you': Teacher accused of sending 5th grader inappropriate letter
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (WFLA) -- The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a teacher who is accused of sending an inappropriate letter to one of his 11-year-old students. The school district is also investigating the Gullett Elementary School teacher, who recently resigned. ‘Only in Florida’: Barefoot man helps deputies wrangle gator on side of highway Nexstar's WFLA is not identifying the student for her privacy or the teacher be…
'I truly love you': Florida teacher accused of sending 5th grader inappropriate letter
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (WFLA) -- The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a teacher who is accused of sending an inappropriate letter to one of his 11-year-old students. The school district is also investigating the Gullett Elementary School teacher, who recently resigned. Former Packers linebacker Mike Neal being held in Tampa jail on sexual battery charges Nexstar's WFLA is not identifying the student for her privacy or the tea…
'I truly love you': Manatee County teacher accused of sending 5th grader inappropriate letter
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (WFLA) -- The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a teacher who is accused of sending an inappropriate letter to one of his 11-year-old students. The school district is also investigating the Gullett Elementary School teacher, who recently resigned. Former Packers linebacker Mike Neal being held in Tampa jail on sexual battery charges News Channel 8 is not identifying the student for her privacy, nor the t…
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