An elementary school administrator in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a 5-year-old student, police officials said.
The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office announced on social media that Spotswood Elementary School assistant principal Misty Kelly, 52, has been charged with assault and battery in the Aug. 28 incident.
The sheriff's office first became aware of a staff-involved incident at the elementary school on Aug. 28, when a 5-year-old girl reported she had been assaulted by Kelly.
According to authorities, the child's mother claimed the child came home from school with bruises on his back and ribs.
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An assistant principal at an elementary school in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, has been charged with assault after a student claimed the principal grabbed him because he didn't want to walk, police officials said. (iStock)
When the mother questioned the child about his injuries, the child allegedly said an adult at the school had grabbed him because he didn't want to walk.
An investigation determined that the adult who allegedly grabbed and injured the child was Kelly, according to the sheriff's office.
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The sheriff's office contacted Spotsylvania County Public Schools' central administration office about the incident on Aug. 28, and Kelly was placed on administrative leave the same day.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the district for comment.
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FOX5 in Washington DC Kelly later turned himself in to law enforcement officials and was released on bail, the report said.
