Substitute Teacher Arrested After Alleged Assault at Visalia Middle School

Crime

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 4 weeks ago on

May 15, 2026

A substitute teacher was arrested Wednesday after police said he physically grabbed a student at La Joya Middle School in Visalia. (Visalia PD)

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A substitute teacher was arrested Wednesday after police said he physically grabbed a student at a middle school in Visalia.

Visalia police responded to La Joya Middle School after receiving a report involving a substitute teacher and a student.

Officers arrested Enrique Serrano, 50, at the scene, according to the Visalia Police Department.

Serrano was booked into the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Detention Facility on suspicion of felony child abuse, police said.

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Anthony W. Haddad,

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.