A New York City middle school dean is accused of strangling a student during an argument when the boy refused to change into his uniform.
Police arrested 53-year-old Elvin Ventura, the dean of students at Charles O. Dewey Middle School in Brooklyn, after he allegedly attacked and injured the 13-year-old in the cafeteria.
Dean attacked boy during lunch, student says
Ventura instructed the student to change into his uniform during lunchtime Thursday, police sources told CBS News New York, but the boy refused and an argument ensued.
The criminal complaint alleges Ventura pushed the boy with his hands, wrapped his arms around his neck and applied pressure. The student suffered “substantial pain about his neck,” it says…