Teacher Accused of Cutting Boy’s Hair Pleads Not Guilty

Margaret Gieszinger, 52, was arrested after police got word of a teacher endangering students with scissors at University Preparatory High School in Visalia, Calif., according to the Visalia Times-Dispatch in a Dec. 5 report. Tulare County Sheriff's Office

VISALIA, Calif.—A California high school teacher pleaded not guilty to several charges of child cruelty and battery after she allegedly forced a haircut on one of her students, authorities said.

Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward said in a news release on Dec. 7, that Margaret Gieszinger, 52, faces up to 3 years and 6 months in jail if convicted of all six counts.