A 73-year-old Texas preschool teacher has been arrested on felony charges more than six months after she was accused of physically assaulting a 4-year-old Black child under her care, according to police.
Linda Ann Dueer, who is white, was charged with third-degree felony assault following the alleged attack on Nov. 3, 2023, at Princeton ISD’s Canup Early Childhood Center in Princeton, Texas, just north of Dallas.
The incident was captured on video surveillance, allegedly showing Dueer grab the small boy, slam him against a wall, and then slap the child nearly off his feet, family members said after viewing the disturbing footage.
The school did not immediately report the incident to police, allowing Dueer remain on the job for another six months before she was finally taken into custody on May 14.
Both parents said they thought the teacher would be arrested immediately, but then a few months went by where they didn’t hear anything about the case, so they called the Princeton Police Department for an update and were shocked to find that the school never brought it to their attention.
“Even the lieutenant was like, ‘I don’t understand why they didn’t contact us,’” Gregory Thomas said, according to CBS News Texas.
The Collin County School District confirmed that Dueer was placed on administrative leave the same day as her arrest, but officials did not indicate whether she is still receiving her regular pay, now more than two weeks later.
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