The mother who locked her son in the trunk of her car to take him for a coronavirus test

A teacher of Texas who locked his 13-year-old son in the trunk of his car to take him for a test coronavirus covid-19 was prosecuted in U.S, but received the support of his students on Monday.

On Monday, January 3, Sarah Beam drove his vehicle to Pridgeon Stadium in Houston, where tests are conducted coronavirus to motorists.

Once at the scene, he explained to the person in charge of the site that he was coming to test his son, who had previously tested positive for covid-19, but left him in the trunk of the car to avoid getting infected.

The police, warned by the employee thanks to surveillance cameras, he arrested the teacher the following Saturday for allegedly endangering the child.

Beam she was released Sunday after posting a $ 1,500 bond.

This Monday, some former students demonstrated in favor of the teacher, hanging slogans around her house.

Is “A true heroine without a cape”said one of the signs, “an amazing teacher, a loving mother, an inspiring woman.”

Other cardboard banners hung from their windows read: “We support it,” and “a book is not judged by the cover.”

This woman in her early 40s was until recently a teacher at a high school in Houston, but is currently on “administrative leave.”

The judicial authorities did not specify when he will appear.

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