NY teacher accused of telling feuding 4th-graders to fight in classroom, lie to school nurse
By APTuesday, February 2, 2010
NY teacher charged with making 4th-graders fight
NEW YORK — A New York City teacher is accused of turning his fourth-grade classroom into a fighting ring.
Queens prosecutors say Joseph Gullotta told two of his students, ages 9 and 10, to settle an argument with a classroom fight.
One ended up with a cut lip, and the other with a bruised head.
Authorities say that when Gullotta finally sent the boys to the school nurse, he told them to lie and say they got hurt by bumping into each other.
He and a teacher’s aide who allegedly witnessed the incident are charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child.
Gullotta has been reassigned.
The name of his attorney was not immediately on record.
Information from: New York Post, www.nypost.com
Filed under: Crime
Tags: Geography, Levels Of Education, New York, New York City, North America, United States
Tags: Geography, Levels Of Education, New York, New York City, North America, United States
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