On Monday evening, New Hanover County Schools confirmed a complaint had been made against an Exceptional Children teacher working at Anderson Elementary. The teacher resigned shortly after the complaint was received, but before criminal charges were filed.
According to court records, 30-year-old Brittany Wells Kosch is facing two misdemeanor charges of assaulting a minor under 12. A criminal summons, issued last week, alleges that Kosck slapped one child on the head and neck and kicked another child in the stomach; both children were around six to seven years old (the birthdays and ages don’t quite line up on the summons).
The incident took place on Thursday, September 11. According to Superintendent Dr. Christopher Barnes, he was notified on the following Friday, September 19. Barnes told WHQR he recalled returning to work on a Friday afternoon to meet with the parent…