Wayne Co. GOP Chairwoman Says Dearborn School Teacher Bit Her: Reports

DEARBORN, MI — The Wayne County Republican Committee chairwoman claims she was bitten by a Dearborn school teacher last weekend at a Tudor Dixon rally in Detroit, according to multiple reports.

Cheryl Costantino told the Press & Guide she was campaigning for Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon on Saturday at Armando's Restaurant when she saw a woman holding a campaign sign for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Costantino described the woman's behavior as "chaotic" and said she was worried she might hurt someone or attack one of the speakers, including Dixon, reports said. So she approached the woman, and that's when she claims she was bitten.

"She bit me, just reached over and bit me, and it felt like she pinched me too, and she left a bruise, some little bruises and one big bruise," Costantino told the Press and Guide. "And she was slapping all these guys, and this guy was just trying to guide her out and ask her to leave, and she refused to leave, and she kept saying, ‘I have a ticket!’"

Dearborn Public Schools confirmed to WXYZ that the woman being accused by Costantino is a teacher in the Dearborn Public School District, but did not say where she teaches at or identify her because no charges have been announced.

"The Dearborn Public Schools is in the process of conducting an investigation to gather all the facts associated with this alleged incident and determine if there were any violations of board policy."