Teacher Disciplined for Physical Altercation with Student

A first-year teacher faced serious misconduct charges after elbowing and slapping an 8-year-old student with behavioral challenges in response to the child throwing yogurt at her. The incident occurred during lunchtime when the teacher intervened in a situation where students were throwing spoons at each other. The Teachers’ Disciplinary Tribunal reviewed the case and released its decision, highlighting the teacher’s excessive use of force. The teacher’s identity remains protected under name suppression.

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