Crime & Safety
Teacher from Breinigsville Punched by Student
Incident occurred Tuesday morning at Lehigh Learning & Achievement School in Lowhill Township, police say.
A Breinigsville woman who teaches at the Lehigh Learning & Achievement School in Lowhill Township was punched in the face by an 11-year-old male student Tuesday morning, state police at Fogelsville said.
The teacher, who was not identified, was monitoring a room in which the boy was placed after he acted out in class, police said in a fax.
The boy at some point opened the door and punched the teacher, causing a nose injury. A co-worker took her to a nearby hospital, police said. The time of the incident was given as 11:40am.
Charges against the boy were pending, the police fax said.
The Lehigh Learning & Achievement School, at 2936 Corporate Court -- just west of the intersection of Route 100 and Claussville Road -- is part of the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit.