The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
An elementary school teacher and his aide are both facing charges after a 9-year-old told the authorities that the instructor taped his head to a desk and left him there for approximately one hour.
According to reports, in October, a 9-year-old student at Lenox Elementary School in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, was in class when the teacher allegedly forced him to keep his head on his desk by putting masking tape around his head and shoulders. The 67-year-old woman who works in the classroom as a teacher’s aide was present, but she reportedly did not get involved and left the youngster stuck to the desk.
The juvenile talked to the Pompton Lakes Police Department about the incident, and the information was shared with Special Victims Unit detectives. After investigating the situation, the authorities determined that the teacher should be arrested and charged. They also believed the class aide broke the law because she should have helped the boy.