NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A substitute teacher at Riverside Elementary School is facing assault charges after an alleged incident with a student on Wednesday, police said.
A parent reported to police that a substitute teacher had pushed her child’s head toward her desk during class.
The substitute teacher, 31-year-old Sharod Smithen, was charged with misdemeanor assault and was served with a warrant on Thursday night, police said.
A spokesperson for the school system confirmed Mr. Smithen was hired as a substitute teacher in September of this year. He has been pulled from serving as a substitute in Newport News Public Schools.
No additional details were released.
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