Crime & Safety
New Haven Schools' Paraprofessional, 48, Struck Child, 6, Charged With Assault: NHPD
Wednesday afternoon cops were called to the John C. Daniels School for a report of a child having been hit by a schools paraprofessional: PD
NEW HAVEN, CT — Wednesday afternoon, cops were called to the John C. Daniels School on Congress Avenue for a report that a staff member hit a child, police said.
When officers got there, they "developed probable cause" that a paraprofessional struck a six-year-old student during lunch, police said.
The paraprofessional, Chevonne Boone, 48, of New Haven, was taken into custody and charged with risk of injury to a minor, third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace.
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She was held on $10,000 bond, police said.
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