Former Kingsport special ed teacher to serve 2 years of probation

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A former Kingsport special education teacher was sentenced to serve two years on supervised probation for child abuse charges on Friday afternoon. Michelle Carpenter previously taught pre-school special education within the Kingsport City Schools system. She was initially indicted on numerous counts of felony child abuse due to abuse that [...]