Fada Concepcion

Introduction

Fada Isabel Concepcion, 52, a seventh-grade science teacher who spent 29 years in Seminole County Public Schools, was arrested October 1, 2026, and charged with child abuse without great bodily harm — a third-degree felony — after investigators said school surveillance video showed her dragging a seventh-grade student by the arm out of his seat and at least 20 feet into an exterior hallway at Tuskawilla Middle School in Oviedo, Florida. She disputes the characterization, telling deputies she had no recollection of dragging the student and had merely escorted him out of the classroom. A judge found probable cause at her first hearing, cut her bond from $5,000 to $1,000, barred her from contacting the student and from returning to the school, and the district placed her on administrative leave .

Background Information

Concepcion built a nearly three-decade career in one Florida district: 29 years with Seminole County Public Schools, culminating in a seventh-grade science classroom at Tuskawilla Middle School in Oviedo. The school is a suburban middle school whose camera system — installed to watch its hallways — became the central evidence in the case against her. The student involved, whom WFTV described as a special needs student, was in her third-period class on September 29, 2026, the day prosecutors say she grabbed him by the arm and dragged him from the room .

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Allegations. Concepcion has been charged with child abuse without great bodily harm and is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty; the charge is unadjudicated and her next court date is in November. The account below is drawn from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office arrest report as reported by WKMG, WFTV, WESH and the New York Post.

According to the arrest report, Concepcion allegedly grabbed the student out of his seat during third period on September 29 and dragged him by his arm into an exterior hallway — a distance of at least 20 feet — leaving him there. The allegation surfaced the next day, when Assistant Principal Cynthia Woods received a written statement from a student describing what happened and notified the principal, state child-protection officials and a school resource deputy. Assistant Principal Ryan Garrett reviewed the surveillance footage himself and, after seeing what it showed, alerted the sheriff’s office. Investigators then interviewed the 15 students marked present in the science class that period and obtained the video they say corroborates the charge .

The student told investigators he had been dragged and worried he would be in trouble with his father. His father met with school officials and deputies, completed a sworn statement saying he never gave the teacher permission to touch his son, and asked to press charges — the request that preceded Concepcion’s arrest on October 1. When deputies questioned her, Concepcion said she had no recollection of dragging the student, maintained she had “escorted him out” while he repeatedly slumped over, and — asked to explain why the video showed her dragging him — said she could not .

At Friday’s bond hearing her attorney, Tony Duran, argued the incident didn’t rise to child abuse: “The student was misbehaving, and my client used the word ’escorting’… the detective used the words ‘drag,’” he said. “There’s no indication in this probable cause affidavit that the student was injured in any way, no bruising on the arm, no other type of injury. Child abuse requires more than just touching a child.” A prosecutor countered that the child had suffered mental injuries. The judge found probable cause and reduced bond to $1,000; Concepcion visibly disputed the allegations as they were read, then flashed a double thumbs-up to her attorney on her way out of the courtroom .

Public Reaction and Consequences

The arrest of a 29-year district veteran on a felony child-abuse charge drew immediate official action: Seminole County Public Schools placed Concepcion on administrative leave pending the investigation, saying in a statement, “We take all allegations involving our students’ safety and well-being seriously and will respond quickly… We will continue to work closely with law enforcement and the Office of Professional Standards in accordance with district policies and procedures.” Beyond the criminal case, Florida’s Department of Education Office of Professional Practices Services can separately pursue her teaching certificate, and no outcome has been reported from the district’s internal review .

Current Status

Concepcion is charged with child abuse without great bodily harm and is free on $1,000 bond under orders to have no contact with the student and to stay away from Tuskawilla Middle School; she is scheduled to return to court in November. The charge is unadjudicated — no trial has occurred, no plea has been reported, and she is presumed innocent. Her attorney, Tony Duran, told The Post, “I don’t comment on pending litigation.” She remains on administrative leave while the district and professional-standards investigations proceed, and no certificate action has been reported .

Impact on Their Career/Life

A 29-year teaching career ended in a booking photo: whatever the November hearing brings, Concepcion is a charged felony defendant barred from the campus she worked on for three decades, on administrative leave from the only district she ever served, with a teaching certificate now exposed to state review. The case turned on her own school’s cameras — footage she told deputies she could not explain — and on the sworn statement of a father who said no one had permission to touch his son. For Seminole County teachers, it lands as a demonstration that classroom physical force short of visible injury can still be prosecuted as third-degree felony child abuse on video evidence and student testimony alone .

Sources

• New York Post, “Florida teacher accused of dragging seventh-grader 20 feet by the arm out of classroom,” October 3, 2026 — source
• WKMG ClickOrlando, “Teacher arrested on child abuse charge after dragging student into hallway, Seminole County deputies say,” October 3, 2026 — source
• WFTV, “Judge grants bond to Seminole County teacher accused of child abuse,” October 2, 2026 — source
• CBS 12, “Florida middle school teacher accused of ‘dragging’ student out of classroom,” October 2026 — source
• Hoodline, “Tuskawilla Middle School Teacher Arrested, Child Abuse Charge,” October 2026 — source