THE principal accused of hosting a blow-out party for 100 rowdy teens was known for throwing monthly bashes at her home, a bombshell arrest warrant reveals.
Disgraced Florida educator Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan and fellow teacher Karly Anderson were arrested after cops found drunken teens throwing up and screaming curse words on the principal’s front lawn.
School principal Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan has been arrested after allegedly hosting an alcohol-fueled house party for 100 teensSpectrum News 13
Cops raced to her home in Florida and found one teen collapsed on the front lawnWesh TV
A second school worker, teacher Karly Anderson, also faces charges stemming from the wild partySpectrum News 13
On January 19, cops found the Roosevelt Elementary School educators at the party held outside Hill-Brodigan’s home in Cocoa Beach, about an hour east of Orlando, an affidavit seen by Florida Today alleges.
Cocoa Beach police were called to the house by angry neighbors who reported hearing screams and seeing raucous teens drinking and smoking marijuana.
Cops first called Hill-Brodigan at 8:45 pm and told her about the party. She said she was down the street but would go home to break it up within the hour, the arrest docs say.
However, 10 minutes later, the party was still raging and complaints were still being called in, so officers made their way over to investigate.
On their way, they caught a teen who was driving away from the home. The driver warned cops there was a minor at the party who had been flashing a gun.
Around the same time, they got reports of gunfire and “satanic activity” at a nearby skatepark, but when they arrived, they didn’t find anything.
Another teen was caught driving away from the house, and this time the driver was drunk, cops said.
Officers got to Hill-Brodigan’s home by 11:40 pm, and by then, most of the teens had left.
The party was “white lie” themed, so the remaining attendees were seen wearing white T-shirts with a lie scrawled on the front.
Cops initially saw Hill-Brodigan at the top of her driveway, but after they arrived, she went inside the house and turned off all the lights.
After searching around the property, officers found a drunk teen on the ground, vomiting and shaking.
As they took him to their patrol car for help, Anderson, a third-grade teacher, ran over and started screaming to stop putting the boy “in a machine,” the affidavit alleges.
Anderson, who cops say had slurred words and smelled of alcohol, told the officers she had been hanging around the party.
They had a brief conversation with the teacher and then left.
DISTURBING HISTORY
The day after the party, officers called Anderson, who told them she had gone over to the home after Hill-Brodigan asked her to come have a drink.
Anderson said she didn’t participate in the party and claimed Hill-Brodigan only had one drink that night.
Hill-Brodigan initially agreed to give cops a verbal statement explaining what happened, but she later changed her mind.
On January 21, detectives interviewed several students who were at the party and learned Hill-Brodigan allegedly had a reputation.
Students claimed Hill-Brodigan’s two sons threw parties there on a monthly basis, and his mom appeared to be “OK with what was happening,” the affidavit reads.
Some of them said they were allegedly asked by the principal to get to her home early so they could help fill red and white coolers with alcohol and put them outside.
At one point, the educator tried to stop the bashes, but her son wouldn’t listen, the teens told cops.
Other kids admitted there was marijuana at the function and claimed one teen was wearing a mask and flashing a Beretta gun.
The party had been advertised on Snapchat.
‘REALLY BAD CHOICE’
Community members voiced their shock and anger after hearing news of the educators’ arrest.
Kimberly Bound, whose grandson is a kindergartener at Roosevelt, was nearly speechless over the arrests.
“I’m not really sure how to feel about it,” she told Spectrum News 13.
“I mean, you have to make right decisions, especially with kids. It’s a really bad choice of decisions.”
Brevard Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell released a statement addressing the situation.
He said, “We hold our leaders to the highest of standards, and if these allegations are true, it’s a complete failure in leadership and violation of our trust.
“The district is cooperating fully with police as they investigate this matter and will strive to provide families with full transparency.”
Hill-Brodigan has been charged with child neglect, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and holding an open house party.
Anderson was also charged with child neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Hill-Brodigan has been placed on leave, and her position is being filled by another administrator.
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