Milwaukee mom says teacher grabbed fifth-grader at private school; teacher fired

A Milwaukee mother is speaking out after she says her fifth-grade son was pushed and grabbed by his teacher during class at Northwest Lutheran School, calling the incident unacceptable and demanding more safeguards to protect students.

Simone Buchanan said the school reached out to her following the incident. Her son also told TMJ4 about the aggressive encounter with his teacher in front of classmates off camera.

She contacted police and ultimately decided to speak publicly about what happened.

“The way my son explained it is, he just grabbed me from behind by my shoulders, shoved me outside of the classroom, and then pushed me out the door,” Buchanan said…

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