Christian school teacher accused of ‘forcefully slamming’ special needs students, police say

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsChristian school teacher accused of ‘forcefully slamming’ special needs students, police sayThe 8-year-old student reportedly suffered scratches on his arms and chest as well as a ‘small puncture wound’ on his bicepGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Sunday 19 April 2026 20:32 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960682","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/christian-teacher-slammed-special-needs-students-b2960682.html","title":"Teacher accused of ‘forcefully slamming’ special needs students, police say"}}CloseRelated video: School board member tells student 'God, you're hot' during public meetingThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US C...