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Teacher weighing more than 350 pounds sentenced for stepping on students’ backs during lockdown drill
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· July 30, 2026
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Key takeaway The teacher, who weighs over 350 pounds, used this action as a form of punishment.
A Minnesota teacher has been sentenced for stepping on students during a lockdown drill. The teacher, who weighs over 350 pounds, used this action as a form of punishment. The sentence includes two years of probation and the requirement to surrender his teaching license.
He was charged with malicious punishment of a child, but received a stay of adjudication, which delays a formal conviction. Further details on this case are available from the source, including conditions of his probation and potential consequences for violating it.
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Category: schools ·
Published: July 30, 2026 ·
Source: Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News ·
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