Records: Riviera Beach teacher charged with abuse last month has been fired twice

Local grade school teacher Cynthia Smith is on administrative duty with the Palm Beach County School District. She works in an office, where she has no contact with students. Paperwork obtained by WPTV Contact 5 shows in the 1990’s Smith started her career with the district as a school bus aide, then worked her way through college and became a teacher at age 48.