Visalia teacher Margaret Gieszinger out of jail

Saturday, December 8, 2018
Visalia teacher Margaret Gieszinger out of jail
The Visalia teacher caught on camera cutting a student's hair while singing the 'Star Spangled Banner' Wednesday left jail on Friday.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Visalia teacher caught on camera cutting a student's hair while singing the Star Spangled Banner Wednesday left jail on Friday.

The 52-year old, Margaret Gieszinger, covered her face while crying when she walked out of a detention facility in the evening with her husband.

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She declined to say anything on camera.

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Earlier on Friday, the former University Preparatory teacher was charged with six misdemeanors, including false imprisonment and cruelty to a child.

If convicted of those charges, she could spend three and a half years in jail.

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