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Prosecutor: Teacher’s note prompted mom to beat girl with belt

Posted at 7:28 PM, Sep 20, 2013
and last updated 2013-09-23 06:54:15-04

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) - A note sent home from a six-year-old’s kindergarten teacher is what a prosecutor in Stafford County said sparked a beating incident. Prosecutor Tara Mooney said Dr. Felicia Kimble-Tanks crossed the line from discipline to abuse when she spanked her child, using a leather belt.

The case was settled this week in Stafford Circuit Court.

Kimble-Tanks’ case has caused some parents to rethink just how far they would go to discipline their child. Kimble-Tanks found herself in legal trouble when a spanking with a belt left bruises on her six-year-old daughter.