Two employees at the same Oklahoma elementary school allegedly assaulted young students in separate incidents weeks apart — one accused of hitting a 10-year-old and another of carrying a 5-year-old in a chokehold, according to court records and a local news report.
Elizabeth Kay Sutton, 38, and Ottoria Rose McClung, 37, were each charged with misdemeanor assault and battery on a student at Elgin Elementary School in
Elgin, Oklahoma, records show.
The back-to-back incidents triggered police responses and led to both employees being fired, according to school officials and court records.
Authorities responded to the school on Jan. 8 after Principal Gabe Winn reported that Sutton, a classroom aide, allegedly grabbed a 10-year-old boy, yanked him back into his seat and struck him in the face, according to
The Lawton Constitution, citing a probable cause affidavit.
witness told school administrators the boy tried to stand up when
Sutton yanked him back and appeared to hit him after releasing his arm, the outlet reported.
Security video reviewed by
police appeared to show Sutton swing her arm toward the child’s face, causing his head to snap back, according to the report. The boy’s teacher later observed a red mark on his face when he returned to class.
Sutton told police the boy "had been difficult since returning back to school after the break" and had been trying to leave and get on top of the table, according to the outlet. She said she used a hold she had been taught and that her intent was never to hurt the boy.
Two Elgin Elementary School employees face assault charges after allegedly attacking students, including a 5-year-old reportedly held in a chokehold.
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