NEW YORK, NY – A New York City school teacher was arrested on Thursday and charged with assault by the NYPD after an alleged incident involving an 8-year-old female student.
The incident took place at the David N. Dinkins School in Jamaica, Queens.
According to police, Lashawn Leak, 33, was charged with assault at around 10:45 am. Leak is a paraprofessional and city employee.
Police have not released many details regarding the assault, but they did say she assaulted an 8-year-old female student. That student was treated for injuries at Jamaica Hospital.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.