Police: New York City Teacher Arrested After Biting Student, 11, at Elementary School
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Police say they have arrested a Bronx teacher after she bit an 11-year-old student on the shoulder at the child's elementary school.
Police say the 44-year-old teacher is charged with third-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Both are misdemeanors.
Police could not immediately say what motivated the teacher to bite the student. They say she bit him while they were in the cafeteria of P.S. 79.
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The mother of the child refused medical attention for him. Police say his skin was not broken by the bite.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Education says the teacher will be reassigned away from the school and students, pending the outcome of the case.