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Special Needs Teacher Arrested For Flipping Desk With Student In It
A teacher faces charges after she reportedly flipped a desk occupied by a special needs student who refused to get up from the seat. Donna Dixon, 56, was arrested Monday on charges of child cruelty after the alleged incident at Escambia Westgate school in Pensacola, Florida, the Pensacola News Journal reported. Police said the female student, who has Down syndrome, was sitting with her head down when Dixon entered the room and pushed over the desk. The girl fell backward and hit a plastic cart, leaving her with a sore neck, according to police. Police said that the teacher didn’t...
