Principal Charged in Student Handcuffing
From Times Wire Reports
An elementary school principal in McGeehee, about 100 miles southeast of Little Rock, has been charged with battery against a minor for allegedly handcuffing an unruly 9-year-old student as a punishment.
Alvis Hooks, 59, faces misdemeanor battery charges for allegedly bruising and cutting the wrist of the student, whom he forced to walk back to his classroom while handcuffed.
Hooks will remain on suspension with pay until a court date in January, prosecutors said.
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