POINCIANA, Fla. (Gray News) – An assistant principal at a middle school in Florida was arrested after allegedly forcing a student to massage her feet and saying inappropriate things to him.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Dr. Keiva Lark, 53, has been charged with lewd/lascivious conduct and lewd offense against a student by an authority figure.
The investigation began on April 4 after the head principal of Lake Marion Creek Middle School reported the incident to police.
Deputies say the 13-year-old student was sent to Lark’s office for throwing balls of paper across a classroom during a test.
While in the office, according to two witnesses and the victim, Lark told the victim to rub her feet “since he didn’t have anything better to do with his hands.” She allegedly took off her shoes and placed her legs across the boy’s lap, and he did as he was told.
Witnesses then heard Lark scolding the boy for not rubbing her feet “correctly,” and she demonstrated on his arm and shoulder how she wanted to be massaged.