Crime & Safety
Substitute Teacher Accused Of Choking College Point Student, NYPD Says
The teacher was arrested after he grabbed a College Point middle school student by the neck, police said.
BAYSIDE, QUEENS — A 77-year-old substitute teacher stands accused of choking a student in a College Point middle school, police said Friday.
Vernon Jerom, who police say grabbed the neck of a College Point Collaborative student, was arrested about 2:10 Thursday, police said.
"These allegations are very disturbing,"said Education department spokesperson Nathaniel Styer. "This substitute teacher was immediately pulled from service.”
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Jerom was immediately arrested in the 109th Precinct, which includes the school campus on 14th Avenue and 124th Street, according to police and officials.
The 77-year-old has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and criminal obstruction of breathing, according to police.
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