Charge Dismissed Against Mesa Kindergarten Teacher Thomas Washburn
No "intention to injure, insult or provoke" could be found.
Mesa, Arizona, April 14, 2015 - Yesterday in Maricopa County Superior Court the one remaining charge against Mesa Kindergarten Teacher Thomas Washburn was dismissed. Mr. Washburn had been charged with aggravated assault against a minor for an alleged January 15th, 2014 incident involving one of his kindergarten students while teaching. No "intention to injure, insult, or provoke" as required by Arizona law for a charge of aggravated assault could be found.
Throughout his 25 years as a professional early childhood educator, Mr. Washburn has always tried to put the best interest of his students first. This was acknowledged in a recommendation he received from his principal in May of 2013. In her recommendation, she stated "Tom's intentions are always for the best of the children and he would never do anything to harm a child mentally, physically or in any way that would be detrimental to a child. He takes his job very seriously and spends countless hours trying to plan and decide what is best for the students in his classroom. Please consider me a valid and reliable character witness for a gentleman that truly cares for the students on our campus. His motives are always in the best interest of these kids and he strives to provide them whatever is needed."
Throughout his 25 years as a professional early childhood educator, Mr. Washburn has always tried to put the best interest of his students first. This was acknowledged in a recommendation he received from his principal in May of 2013. In her recommendation, she stated "Tom's intentions are always for the best of the children and he would never do anything to harm a child mentally, physically or in any way that would be detrimental to a child. He takes his job very seriously and spends countless hours trying to plan and decide what is best for the students in his classroom. Please consider me a valid and reliable character witness for a gentleman that truly cares for the students on our campus. His motives are always in the best interest of these kids and he strives to provide them whatever is needed."
