A Treasure Coast mom is upset a teacher is back in the classroom after she allegedly traded lollipops for massages from young students.Crystal Leon told WPBF 25 News her third-grader at Renaissance Charter School at Tradition was given lollipops by a female teacher to give her massages on more than one occasion, and was even pulled out of class to give the teacher a neck rub.“She came into my daughter’s classroom and asked her teacher, ‘Hey, I need her for five minutes,’” Leon said. “Then she brought (my daughter) into an empty classroom, and said her students gave her headache and needed a massage. (My daughter) gave her a neck and back massage and she sent her back to class.”Leon contacted the charter school and their corporate headquarters to report the teacher.“They told me the teacher was suspended for two days during the investigation and then the investigation was over,” Leon said.Leon was frustrated and posted her experience on Facebook.“Other parents are contacting me that they questioned their child and their children have also been giving massages for lollipops,” Leon said.WPBF 25 News reached out to Charter Schools USA, the company that operates Renaissance Charter School at Tradition, and received the following written statement:“Our highest priority is the safety and security of our students. We take all allegations very seriously and conduct a thorough investigation. We have taken all appropriate actions however we cannot discuss any specific student or personnel issues.”Leon contacted both DCF and Port St. Lucie Police to file complaints. Port St. Lucie police confirmed it's currently an open investigation, but said it’s unclear at this time whether anything actually criminal occurred.WPBF 25 News is not identifying the teacher because she has not been arrested.

A Treasure Coast mom is upset a teacher is back in the classroom after she allegedly traded lollipops for massages from young students.

Crystal Leon told WPBF 25 News her third-grader at Renaissance Charter School at Tradition was given lollipops by a female teacher to give her massages on more than one occasion, and was even pulled out of class to give the teacher a neck rub.


“She came into my daughter’s classroom and asked her teacher, ‘Hey, I need her for five minutes,’” Leon said. “Then she brought (my daughter) into an empty classroom, and said her students gave her headache and needed a massage. (My daughter) gave her a neck and back massage and she sent her back to class.”

Leon contacted the charter school and their corporate headquarters to report the teacher.

“They told me the teacher was suspended for two days during the investigation and then the investigation was over,” Leon said.

Leon was frustrated and posted her experience on Facebook.

“Other parents are contacting me that they questioned their child and their children have also been giving massages for lollipops,” Leon said.

WPBF 25 News reached out to Charter Schools USA, the company that operates Renaissance Charter School at Tradition, and received the following written statement:

“Our highest priority is the safety and security of our students. We take all allegations very seriously and conduct a thorough investigation. We have taken all appropriate actions however we cannot discuss any specific student or personnel issues.”

Leon contacted both DCF and Port St. Lucie Police to file complaints. Port St. Lucie police confirmed it's currently an open investigation, but said it’s unclear at this time whether anything actually criminal occurred.

WPBF 25 News is not identifying the teacher because she has not been arrested.