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Mountain View Elementary Teacher Charged

Sara Katherine Johnson was arrested this week for misdemeanor simple battery involving a student.

A Mountain View Elementary School special education teacher charged this week with battery against a student is being recommended for termination.

According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitutiton, Mountain View principal Renee Garris is seeking the dismissal of Sarah Katherine Johnson, who has been placed on administrative leave.

Johnson turned herself in on Monday, was charged with one count of simple battery, a misdemenaor, and released on a $500 bond.

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She is accused of grabbing a male student by the arms out of his chair and dropping him on the floor in an incident that allegedly took place last Thursday.


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