π± Why a Rushville substitute teacher now faces battery charges over a flagpole
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- Why a Rushville substitute teacher now faces battery charges over a flagpole
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 32 degrees.
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π° News we're reading
β’ Indiana teacher, 74, accused of snatching flagpole from student, poking them in rear-end (local12.com) β A substitute teacher at Rushville Elementary School has been charged after an incident in which a student reported being poked with a flagpole during a musical chairs game, prompting a police investigation. Court documents describe differing accounts from students and the teacher, but school officials have removed her from duty and she now faces battery and disorderly conduct charges involving a child under 14.

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