A Bronx dean arrested for ‘pushing special needs student’ in lunchroom

New York City Police have taken a dean at a public school into custody for assault of a special needs student. 

Cops say Melvin Wigfall, 42, was charged Friday, three days after he allegedly attacked a 13-year-old boy . 

It happened at P.S. 17X on Forest Avenue in the Bronx.

The boy had skipped on the lunchroom line Tuesday morning and was ordered to the end of the line. 

At that point, Wigfall grabbed the student and 007카지노 쿠폰 repeatedly threw him into a metal table, the Daily News reported.  

New York City dean Melvin Wigfall (pictured) was arrested Friday after accusations he assaulted a special needs student 

Melvin Wigfall, 42, who works a dean at a school in the  Bronx, was arrested for slamming a special needs student, 13, into a metal table.  

News 12 Bronx Privacy Policy Melvin Wigfall has been suspended without pay from his position as dean at P.S. 17X (pictured) in the Bronx

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Share Wigfall also allegedly shoved his fists into the victim’s face. 

The victim’s mother claims he removed the boy from the student cafeteria to the staff cafeteria while still holding his neck, according to News 12 The Bronx.  

The teen’s mother reported the incident to police Thursday. 

He did not have visible injuries, but prosecutors said he required medical attention bruises to his neck and back.

Wigfall was released without bail at his arraignment Saturday but Bronx Criminal Court judge Lisa Sokoloff ordered him to stay away from the student. 

‘The school immediately reported these deeply concerning allegations, and this individual has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the criminal investigation,’ a city Department of Education spokeswoman said in a statement Saturday. 

Wigfall has worked in education for over 10 years, the Daily News said. 

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