Hialeah special needs teacher accused of slamming, pinning 8-year-old student to classroom floor

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) – A Miramar woman who taught special needs students at a Hialeah private school was arrested on a child abuse charge after surveillance video showed her slamming and pinning an 8-year-old student to the classroom floor.

Nikol Marie Rodriguez, 29, a teacher at Peace Christian Academy, was taken into custody Thursday and booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

According to an arrest report, the incident occurred March 4 inside a classroom at the school, located at 490 E. 50th St…

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