TEMPLE, Texas — A teacher at Ignite Learning Academy in Temple was arrested after an investigation connected to a three-month old child was taken to a children's specialty clinic for "showing unusual lethargy."
According to the Temple Police Department, around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, officers responded to a welfare concern that involved a three-year old child at the Baylor Scott and White McLane Children's Specialty Clinic in town after they were brought in from Ignite Learning Academy in Temple around 4 p.m. that afternoon for "showing unusual lethargy" after being dropped off at Ignite Learning Academy for daycare around 8 a.m. that morning.
TPD and Child Protective Services (CPS) are working together on the case and have arrested Jasmine Collum, 24, who was a teacher at Ignite Learning Academy. She is being charged with injury to a child.
Police say the case is still under investigation and are looking for information from those with knowledge of the incident to contact Detective Corporal Goodson by phone at 254-298-5009 or by email at ggoodson@templetx.gov. An option to report anonymously is also available through Bell County Crime Stoppers, who can be reached by calling 254-526-8477 or by going to bellcountycrimestoppers.com.
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