A Utah County high school teacher was cited for child abuse Thursday after police say he put his hands around a student’s neck and shoulders and pinned him to the floor.
Utah County Sheriff’s officials say that shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday, Rockwell Charter High School teacher Anthony Robbie Chidester had a “disagreement” with a 14-year-old student who was not following instructions.
Chidester allegedly put his hands on the student's neck and shoulders and pushed him into a wall, then threw him to the floor and held him there.
Administrators asked Chidester, 40, to leave the school after learning of the incident, according to the sheriff’s office.