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Monday, May 3, 2021
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A northwest Louisiana teacher faces criminal charges over accusations that she pushed a 7-year-old boy to the ground.
Local news outlets report that Melody Harris Moffett, a first-grade teacher at Judson Elementary School in Shreveport, was arrested on April 20. She was booked into jail on a charge of simple battery.
The child’s mother tells KSLA-TV she was not notified by the school about the incident, and didn’t know about it until her son told her that afternoon. Another mother also contacted her saying her child also told her about the incident, the boy’s mother said.