SCHOOL EMPLOYEE FACES ASSAULT AND BATTERY OF A DISABLED CHILD

A staff member at Opequon Elementary School in Berkeley County has been charged with the assault and battery of a disabled child. The announcement from School Superintendent Ron Stephens came after another employee reported an incident involving a staff member and student to the school administration. That was then forwarded to the State Department of Health an Human Resources and Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department. The staff member was immediately removed from the classroom and placed on administrative leave, while the incident is being investigated.