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Reports: State Agency Orders Moon Area Student Back to Classroom After Suspension
The state Office of Dispute Resolution overturns a disciplinary decision.
The Pennsylvania Office of Dispute Resolution has ordered the Moon Area School District to reverse a third-grader's suspension from the classroom for biting an elementary teacher, the Beaver County Times reports.
The agency ordered that the student be returned from the classroom rather than serve out a 45-day suspension for injuring a teacher after throwing a tantrum.
The Times reports that the elementary school building, and names of the teacher and student involved were not included in the report.
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The district moved to suspend the student after he or she bit a teacher on the arm, causing the teacher to seek medical treatment including a Tetanus shot.
Following a fact-finding hearing, the agency decided the injury was not severe enough to merit the suspension.
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