DENVER ( KDVR ) — A Greeley teacher was arrested for allegedly assaulting an elementary-aged student.
On Aug. 30, Greeley School Resource Officers were made aware of an alleged assault between an adult teacher and a 6-year-old student at Maplewood Elementary, located at 1201 21st Ave. According to Greeley police, they were notified of the alleged assault by Greeley-Evans School District 6 administrators and security.
The teacher, 40-year-old Joshua David Wainscott, was placed on administrative leave by the district after the allegations were made.
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Officers said they had spoken to the victim and their guardian, and Wainscott was ultimately arrested in September.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by FOX31, officers were shown a video of students lining up outside the school. Officers said Wainscott was seen grabbing a student and picking him up with his arm around his neck and taking the student from outside to inside the school.