Crime & Safety
School Teacher Arrested For Spraining Queens Student's Arm, Police Say
The student suffered swelling and pain to his arm, police said.
JACKSON HEIGHTS, QUEENS — A Jackson Heights middle school teacher was arrested Wednesday for twisting a student's arm, according to officials.
Joseph Pulitzer Middle School (I.S. 145) teacher Ramiro Cruz, 52, was arrested and charged with assault, police said.
The 13-year-old experienced swelling and pain to his arm, according a spokesman for the NYPD. The reason for the altercation was not immediately clear.
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“There is no place for this alleged behavior in our schools and Mr. Cruz was removed and reassigned away from students pending the resolution of his criminal case,” a spokesman for NYC Department of Education said.
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