Special education teacher accused of dragging, choking, punching students

Credit: Canadian County Jail

Credit: Canadian County Jail

A former Oklahoma teacher is facing two misdemeanor charges after witnesses say she physically injured her special education students.

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KFOR reported last week that Holly Noelle Morris, 38, is accused of "choking, punching, pinching and squeezing two of her students on several occasions" while she was working as a special education teacher for Piedmont Public Schools.

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According to an arrest affidavit, one parent said her son came home with bruises on his face and neck. A video also showed Morris dragging one student, the affidavit said.

Morris, who was arrested and charged with two counts of causing a child to be deprived, resigned in February, KFOR reported.

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