The Brief
- A woman is charged with malicious punishment of a 5-year-old girl while she worked as a kindergarten teacher in Chaska.
- Security camera footage shows the teacher holding the girl “on the ground for an extended period of time,” according to court documents.
- The school principal reported the incident in October 2024.
CHASKA, Minn. (FOX 9) – A woman who worked as a kindergarten teacher in Chaska is charged with malicious punishment of a child after security camera footage showed a 5-year-old girl being restrained and held on the ground.
Chaska teacher charged with malicious punishment
What we know:
A criminal complaint filed in Carver County Court states Chaska police responded to a local school on Oct. 24, 2024 for a report of a teacher physically restraining and picking up a 5-year-old student.
That teacher, Miriam Deborah Swirski-Lubin, 53, is now charged with one count of malicious punishment of a child.…