A Spring Elementary School special education teacher is facing two assault charges following claims he threw a child across a classroom.
Marcela Graciani was at work on Tuesday when she got the call that her 9-year-old son, Jaxson, was allegedly assaulted by his teacher, Garrett Pelz. Graciani says she thought she could trust the people who watch her children but now she’s unsure.
“He told him to sit down. He ended up sitting on the desk, and the teacher grabbed him up by his shoulders and threw him across the room. And he hit his head and face on the ground,” said Graciani. “He has a little gash above his eye, it looks like a rug burn under his eye, and his teeth almost went through his whole lip,” said Graciani.
According to court documents, school staff had to remove other students from the classroom to clean up blood left on the carpet from the incident.
Graciani is concerned that Pelz works with students who have mental health issues and worries they will will have to deal with more trauma because of the incident.
Pelz was in court on Wednesday, facing charges of assault and safe school assault. He entered a not guilty plea and was released on his own recognizance. Graciani says he should never work with children again.
A statement from Toledo Public Schools tells 13abc Pelz is on paid administrative leave but could not comment on specifics of the incident as the internal investigation is ongoing.
James Gant, Deputy Superintendent for Toledo Public Schools, released the following statement on the alleged assault.
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