Virginia teacher fakes kidnapping, sexual assault for “attention”  

A Virginia special education teacher has been charged with a misdemeanor for faking a kidnapping and assault.  

Alisha Ferrell, an Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) teacher at L.L. Beazley Elementary School, gave a false report to Prince George police officers on October 11.  

First reported by CBS 6, Ferrell claimed she got lost while driving and was kidnapped by a man who tied her up and raped her. 

Ferrell claimed she escaped and drove to a nearby park where she called a co-worker who then contacted the police.  

The special ed teacher later admitted fabricating the entire story – zip-tying her own wrists and using fake blood – to get “attention” since she was “lonely.”  

She also pretended to have a husband despite being unmarried and had previously lied about being pregnant with twins.  

According to CBS 6, Ferrell is being charged with a misdemeanor for falsifying a police report and has been put on administrative leave by the Prince George school district, a mostly rural area outside of Richmond. If convicted, she will likely lose her teaching license.  

Virginia law says the state education board may revoke a teaching license over a felony conviction or a misdemeanor involving students, minors, drugs or “moral turpitude.” 

Legal precedent has held that making false statements can constitute moral turpitude.  

Community members were extremely disturbed by Ferrell’s actions, especially since she works with students aged 3 to 5.  

“When we have a person who is demonstrating very unstable behavior, as in this particular case, you certainly do not want that person working with children,” said Charles Maranzano, the retired superintendent of a nearby district.  

An anonymous mother whose child was in Ferrell’s class reiterated the sentiment.  

“It’s sad, because we really liked her,” the mother told CBS 6. “She did a lot for our special needs daughter. 

“I hope that she gets better, but I don’t want my kid around her alone.” 

Popular conservative commentator Libs of TikTok questioned how a person with such extreme mental issues could become a teacher in the first place.  

“Who is vetting these teachers?!?!” Libs posted on X.