‘Teacher of the Year’ charged with neglect after punching child in forehead, authorities say

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – A South Carolina teacher has been arrested after allegedly punching a child.

Records show 34‑year‑old Erin Wheeler, a teacher at Columbia’s South Carolina Whitmore School, was booked into the Lexington County Detention Center on a charge of unlawful neglect of a child.

According to an incident report from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Wheeler punched a child in the forehead on Nov. 27, 2025…

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