A Lenoir County Public Schools elementary teacher is accused of assaulting a student.

CRYSTAL TAYLOR

Name: Crystal Lynn Taylor
Age: 53
Charge(s): One count of assault on a child under 12
Charge Type(s): (View Sentencing Chart)
Arrest Date: March 8, 2024
Bond Details: Unknown. Jail records do not show Taylor as an inmate.

Victim /Case Details:

[Via Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office]

A La Grange Elementary School teacher has been charged with assaulting a child at her school.
On Friday, March 8, the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a potential assault that occurred between Crystal Taylor, a second-grade teacher at the school, and a student. The LCSO has charged Taylor, 53, from Kinston, with one count of assault on a child under 12.
The incident was reported by school administration, who immediately suspended Taylor. She was charged by the LCSO following the investigation by deputies.

District: Lenoir
Current Role: 2nd Grade Teacher, La Grange Elementary
History: Unknown at this time.
Employment status: Unknown at this time.

Statement from District: No official statement from district.

NC Teacher License Information: Two licenses are possible match; both are active.

Updates: Court records show Taylor entered a guilty plea on July 11, 2024, but the records do not indicate what type of punishment was imposed other than fees and fines. There are no prison or incarceration records for Taylor on file with the state.