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Guilty until proven innocent
Former teacher shares his life-changing experience
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Every quarterback knows that what looks like a clear path to the end zone can quickly turn into a facemask full of grass. Former Alcovy High School special education teacher and coach Derrick Roberts knows this can happen off of the field too. In March, Roberts and one of his five paraprofessionals were accused by another Alcovy employee of taping the mouth of one of his severely disabled students shut as well as placing a bar of soap in the same student’s mouth.