FELONY CHARGE FOR SOMERVILLE TEACHER AFTER STUDENT LEFT ON SCHOOL BUS
(Burleson Co. Jail)
A teacher-coach from Brenham has been charged after a recent incident in which a student was left on a Somerville school bus.
53-year-old Timothy Layne Galbreath was arrested last week on a felony charge of abandoning or endangering a child, criminal negligence. He is free on $7,500 bond, and has been placed on administrative leave with pay by the Somerville school district.
The charge stems from an incident earlier this month, when a student remained on a school bus throughout the day until the afternoon. The child was left behind on the bus driven by Galbreath on his morning route. The child was discovered by an afternoon bus driver behind the high school gym, where the bus was dropped off.
The child was unharmed, and considered to be fine after being checked by the school health officer. According to Somerville ISD Superintendent Karla Sparks, the child’s parents, Child Protective Services, and Somerville police were all notified.