Houston woman charged after allegedly isolating Covid-positive son in car trunk

Authorities say 13-year-old son of Sarah Beam, a teacher, was found in her car's trunk at a testing site in the Texas city

A Houston mother has been charged after allegedly placing her 13-year-old son in the trunk of her car in an attempt to isolate him after he tested positive for Covid-19, then took him to a drive-thru testing site.

In a statement reported by KPRC, an NBC-affiliate, the Cyprus-Fairbanks school district said police were alerted that a child was in the trunk of a car at a drive-thru Covid-19 testing site earlier this week.