Teacher Arrested On Child Abuse Charges

Alabama Escambia County An Escambia County teacher faces child abuse charges.

by Jessica Taloney

Published: Tue, April 28, 2009 - 3:53 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, April 28, 2009 - 4:19 pm CST

An Atmore teacher is on paid administrative leave after being arrested on child abuse charges.

Tracy Linam, a kindergarten teacher at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, was arrested Friday after an Escambia County grand jury indicited her on three counts of aggravated child abuse and three counts of domestic violence.

Linam's husband, Terry Linam, faces the same charges. Escambia County Superintendent Billy Hines would not comment on the case, but the children involved are not Linam's students.

Linam is the second Escambia County teacher arrested in recent months. In February, Larry Tindell, a special education teacher at W.S. Neal High School, was arrested on a grand jury indictment accusing him of giving Loratab to a teenager. Tindell also faces child pornography charges after investigators say they found images of children in his home while conducting a search warrant. Tindell retired from his teaching job and remains in jail.

The Alabama Attorney General's office is handling the Linam case.

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slew10 Says:

Fri, May 01, 2009 at 5:39 pm

You have no idea what you are talking about! Anybody would be crying if their entire world was turned upside down. She is a wonderful person and teacher. Just because there is accusations DOES NOT mean she is guilty.

mustuknow Says:

Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 4:13 pm

engtchr: Let’s see in her mugshot she APPEARS to be CRYING or have been CRYING, note the puffy eyes, smeared make up and general dishelved look…. And if you need more of an explanation, usually when someone is charged with ABUSE it infers that someone was ABUSED or hurt in some way. Hence, most people who are hurt or abused generally shed some tears. So the comment, look who is crying now means that SHE (the arrested) is the one crying now as a result of her actions.

Was that clear enough for you????