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http://www.houmatoday.com/article/2...1211&title=Assumption_Parish_teacher_arrested
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I'm beginning to feel our little ones just aren't safe at school anymore!!
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THIBODAUX -- Assumption Parish school officials have not decided whether a teacher, arrested for shoving an autistic student face first to the floor after he refused to change clothes for a gym class, will continue to work for them.
Jimmy Harrison Jr., a first-year teacher and coach at Pierre Part Elementary School, was charged with one count of simply battery last week in connection with the May 2 incident. The 11-year-old student Harrison allegedly shoved was not injured, police officials said.
"It was enough of a shove from behind to knock him down face first and cause him to hit his face and lose his glasses," Assumption Sheriff Mike Waguespack said, describing the incident, which was taped by school surveillance cameras.
Harrison, 29, 171 La. 1003, Belle Rose, has since bonded out of the Assumption Parish jail. His bond amount was not immediately available.
Assumption schools Superintendent Earl "Tibby" Martinez said Tuesday his office has not yet made a decision on Harrisons job status.
"It was investigated by my staff after it was reported," Martinez said. "I cant go into what came up. That would be going into personnel issues.
"Mr. Harrison is still working," Martinez added. "He and I talked yesterday and will talk in the near future."
Martinez declined to discuss the nature of their previous conversation.
Two teacher aides and five students witnessed the alleged May 2 incident, Martinez said. The superintendent added the special needs student was in a regular physical education class when the incident occurred. The school also offers an adaptive physical education class, though some special needs students participate in regular classes.
The investigation took three weeks, Waguespack said, because the child had to be interviewed at a child advocacy center in Thibodaux and witnesses had to be interviewed.
"We were a little slow to investigate because we had to work around students and teachers schedules," Waguespack said. "We wanted to make sure we covered all of our bases because this is such a sensitive situation
I'm beginning to feel our little ones just aren't safe at school anymore!!