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Teacher accused of putting 5-year-old in a headlock at NYC elementary school

By Larry Celona, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon,

2024-09-09

A 46-year-old teacher was arrested after allegedly putting a 5-year-old boy in a headlock at an Upper Manhattan elementary school on Monday, police and sources said.

The shocking incident at PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Elementary School took place shortly before 1:30 pm, sending the injured student to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, the sources said.

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The teacher, Anthony Wicks, was taken into custody and charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child, police said.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2ebgQP_0vQRhPo100 — A teacher at PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Elementary School in Manhattan is accused of putting a 5-year-old student in a headlock on Monday, police and sources said. Google Maps

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It is not immediately known what sparked the alleged assault.

He is only the latest Big Apple educator to be accused of attacking a youngster in a public school.

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In September, a coach at Brooklyn’s James Madison High School was charged with assault for allegedly slamming a 14-year-old student’s head into a stairwell wall.

Coach Nicholas Nugent allegedly flew into a rage when the victim dozed off during a video review.

In March 2023, a 33-year-old teacher at the David N. Dinkins School in Jamaica was arrested on assault charges for allegedly hitting an 8-year-old student.

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Last word with DJ

09-10

It was definitely a wrong thing to do. But let's hear the entire story.

Carol Jones

09-10

Lawd, I thank God my kids finish school because I would be sitting in a jail cell. These damn teachers are getting out of control

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