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Student Injures Teacher at Fairfield Elementary School

A teacher was hospitalized for treatment after being bitten by a student.

FAIRFIELD, CT — For the second time in a little more than two weeks, a student has injured a teacher at Dwight Elementary School in Fairfield.

In the most recent incident, a teacher was bitten by a student on Thursday morning.

The Connecticut Post reported that medics from the Fairfield Fire Department responded to the school this morning.

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A 33-year-old female teacher was taken to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment, a source confirmed to Patch.

Four teachers at Dwight sustained minor injuries in late April when a 10-year-old student began throwing tables and chairs in the classroom.

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