Former Teacher Charged With Assault And Battery Of Student

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ A former Edmond elementary school teacher accused of slapping a special education student on the face has been charged with assault and battery. <br/><br/>A cafeteria worker at Deer

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 1:57 pm

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ A former Edmond elementary school teacher accused of slapping a special education student on the face has been charged with assault and battery.

A cafeteria worker at Deer Creek Elementary School reported seeing Jessica Renaker of Guthrie slap a 9-year-old student when the child was throwing a tantrum.

Records show Renaker wrote in a statement to investigators that the student threatened her with a plastic knife. However, the cafeteria worker told investigators she saw no knife.

Renaker was a special education teacher at the time of the incident on April 6th. The school district says Renaker no longer works for the school.