Teacher censured after assaulting six-year-old pupil
A teacher has been censured following conviction for grabbing and throwing a six-year-old student, causing a neck strain.
A former school teacher was convicted of assaulting a six-year-old pupil after grabbing him by the neck and throwing him to the ground. The incident caused the child a neck strain and resulted in nightmares. The teacher has now been censured following a disciplinary hearing.
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Six-year-old had nightmares after teacher grabbed him by neck, threw him down
A former school teacher who grabbed a six-year-old student by the neck and threw him to the ground, causing a neck strain, has been censured after a disciplinary hearing.
NZ Herald
Teacher censured after being convicted of assaulting 6-year-old school pupil
The teacher was convicted in regard to the incident and has now been censured.
Newstalk ZB
Teacher censured after being convicted of assaulting 6-year-old school pupil
When a pupil went to collect his bag from his classroom at the end of the school day, his teacher saw red.