New Fairfield High School Teacher Who Zip-Tied Student Resigns

NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn --A teacher at New Fairfield Middle School who restrained a student using zip-ties has submitted a resignation, according to the News-Times.

New Fairfield Superintendent Alicia Roy said "all procedures" were followed in an incident involving a middle school teacher using zip-ties to confine a student, according to the News-Times.
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Donna Christopher

02/27/2017 11:09 a.m.

The math teacher of seventh-graders used the zip-ties like handcuffs so a student could be confined to a desk, school officials told the News-Times.

School Superintendent Alicia Roy told the News-Times that the district followed procedures and reported the incident to the appropriate authorities. She said the teacher had tried to be humorous, and that no students were ever at risk, according to the News-Times.

Roy did not reveal when the teacher's resignation would be in effect, according to the News-Times.

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