Will a false allegation ruin my career even when I’m found innocent?
I (24M) am a first year elementary SPED teacher and was notified today by my district that I have been accused of “child abuse” (Put in quotes because that’s all they would tell me) and that a notification was sent to TEA and SBEC! They wouldn’t even tell me who accused or what I have been accused of and I honestly have no idea what it could be. Thankfully I am never alone in the classroom since I have a co-teacher and TA and I am meticulous in documenting any incidents for this exact reason. I cannot believe this is happening to me, in my first year teaching nonetheless. Will this make me unemployable since even when I’m found innocent the allegation will still be on my record??? Does this happen often, this is actually insane? This is honestly really upsetting me, I love being a teacher and I work so hard for the kids and I can’t believe that I might lose my dream job and all the hard work and money it took to get here because of some random crazy report