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P.S. 46 Teacher Arrested for Assaulting Student
Witnesses said aggressive educator bruised a 7-year-old girl's arm.
A teacher at P.S. 46 was arrested for getting physical with a 7-year-old girl on Wednesday.
Witnesses told cops that Malcom McConnachie, a teacher at the Clermont Avenue school, grabbed the young student by the arm and forced her into a chair at around 11:06 a.m.
McConnachie, 50, was charged with assault and endangering the welfare of the child, which are both misdemeanors.
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The child was taken to for bruising on her arm.
A Department of Education spokeswoman did not return a phone call.
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The Brooklyn Paper reported that McConnachie had been a teacher at P.S. 46 for 10 years, and that he will not be teaching classes pending his trial.
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