Alabama kindergarten teacher, 49, accused of enticing teen into bathroom for sexual encounter

An Alabama kindergarten "Teacher of the Year" was arrested Friday greeting connected enactment charges involving section teenagers.

Heather Ozment, 49, who is an pedagogue astatine Calera Elementary School, is charged with sexual abuse successful the archetypal and 2nd grade and enticing a kid to participate a conveyance oregon location for immoral purposes.

The Calera Police Department said that the alleged behaviour happened aft schoolhouse hours and did not hap astatine a schoolhouse installation oregon with Ozment’s students. 

Heather Ozment was arrested Friday greeting connected enactment charges involving section teenagers. (Shelby County Jail)

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Ozment was awarded Teacher of the Year for 2024-2025, per the school’s Facebook page. 

"Allegations involving intersexual misconduct with minors indispensable beryllium investigated immediately, thoroughly, and methodically, David Hyche, the main of constabulary astatine the said successful a property release.

"Nothing we bash successful instrumentality enforcement is much important than protecting the astir susceptible successful our community."

Calera Elementary School wherever Ozment teaches. The Calera Police Department said that the alleged behaviour happened aft schoolhouse hours and did not hap astatine a schoolhouse installation oregon with Ozment’s students.  (Google Maps)

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Hyche said that Owens House, a children’s advocacy non-profit, partnered with police to behaviour forensic interviews and examinations of the juvenile victims. 

Shelby County Schools officials said they were made alert of the allegations successful April. It is unclear erstwhile the alleged crimes took place. 

"The teacher was instantly enactment connected permission for the remainder of the schoolhouse twelvemonth portion the substance was investigated by section instrumentality enforcement," according to a schoolhouse connection provided to AL.com.

A Calera Police Department conveyance extracurricular the constabulary department.  (Calera Police Department)

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"The alleged behaviour occurred aft school hours and did not instrumentality spot astatine a schoolhouse facility. We are incapable to supply much accusation arsenic it is an worker matter."

According to the Shelby County Jail, Ozment was booked into the installation connected Friday and released connected the aforesaid day.