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Teacher Accused of Dragging Pupil Across Omaha School Floor

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a teacher has been accused of dragging a 10-year-old student across a floor at an Omaha school.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that police say the boy had four or five rug burns on his back after the Sept. 6 incident.

Millard Public Schools spokeswoman Rebecca Kleeman says several staffers at Walt Disney Elementary saw and reported what she described as "unacceptable roughness with a student" to school administrators.

The teacher has been placed on administrative leave. Douglas County Court records don't show that she's been formally charged, but police say she was cited on suspicion of child abuse.