A Kinston area private school teacher has been charged with assaulting a student.

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Name: Eunice Massengill
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Age: 72
Charge(s): Assault on a child under the age of 12 (A1 Misdemeanor)
Charge Type(s): (View Sentencing Chart)
Court Case: No case filing posted in eCourts as of 12-19-24.
Arrest Date: 12-14-24
Bond Details: Unknown.

Victim /Case Details: 

Kinston Police Department statement on Facebook:
On November 8, 2024, the Kinston Police Department was notified of an assault on a 2-year-old child. Officers spoke with the child’s parents, who had been informed of the incident by Bethel Christian Academy. The parents were told that the child’s teacher, Eunice Massengill (72, of Goldsboro), had hit the child.
After conducting an investigation, detectives obtained a criminal summons for Massengill, charging her with Assault on a Child Under 12. On December 14, 2024, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, NC served the summons.

District: N/A – Private School located in Wayne County
Current Role: Bethel Christian Academy teacher
History: Unknown at this time.
Employment status: Unknown at this time, however; Massengill’s name does not appear on the staff list as of 12-19-24.

Statement from District: “No comment” from School Principal Doug Phillips.

NC Teacher License Information: 
Massengill has no North Carolina teaching license on file with the state.

Updates
Court records show Massengill pleaded not guilty. A Lenoir County judge disagreed and giving her ten days in jail plus 12 probation and the condition to disclose this conviction to  “any potential employee the work involves minor children including any entities or organizations for which she may volunteer, beginning Aug, 28, 2025.