Elementary school principal, teacher arrested for allegedly hosting party with 100 minors

COCOA BEACH, Fla. (TCN) — An elementary school principal and teacher were arrested for allegedly hosting a party with 100 underage students and providing alcohol to them, which caused one person to get sick.

According to the Cocoa Beach Police Department, on Jan. 19, officers responded to a call about a house party and found a large group of juveniles in matching T-shirts, many of whom were drinking alcohol. One underage person was reportedly “so heavily intoxicated that Brevard County Fire Rescue (BCFR) had to respond to treat them.”

Police learned the homeowner, Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan, was principal of Roosevelt Elementary School, and another Roosevelt Elementary School teacher, Karly Anderson, was in attendance.

Hill-Brodigan reportedly started turning off lights outside when police were still outside rendering aid to the sick minor.

Hill-Brodigan’s arrest affidavit alleges some of the attendees helped her set up for the “white lie”-themed party. Neighbors who called police to report the get-together reportedly said some of the students were “seen walking toward the residence through other peoples’ yards and were yelling obscenities at them.”

Not long after police got to the house, they received a call from an underage male who allegedly “advised there were people shooting guns at the nearby skatepark” and reportedly said people at the park were “conducting satanic activity.”

Police went to the park and concluded the claims were unfounded.

Officers conducted a traffic stop on a juvenile near the party and made the driver take a Breathalyzer test. The underage female, who also had on an outfit from the “white lie” party, reportedly had a blood alcohol content of 0.118.

A detective spoke with students from different schools and they “advised that parties like this happen once or twice a month.” They noted that Hill-Brodigan “made no attempt to stop the party at any point and advised that she seemed OK with what was happening.”

At one of the parties, a student with a mask allegedly took videos while holding a gun and pointing it at the person recording him. Another time, someone allegedly punched a student with a learning disability, which caused a high school wrestler to slap that person.

Hill-Brodigan was arrested on charges of child neglect, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and holding an open house party. Anderson is facing charges of child neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Both women posted bond following their arrest.

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