Collier County school employee accused of slapping student

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GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. — A substitute teacher assistant is accused of slapping a student at Big Cypress Elementary School.

A staff member at the school said she saw a student getting hit. Collier County school officials have removed the teacher assistant from the school pending an investigation. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office Major Crime Unit and the Department of Children and Families are looking into the case.

Authorities have not released the name of the employee. No further information is immediately available.

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