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Father charged with battery in incident at Milwaukee elementary school

The father of a Milwaukee elementary school student was charged last month with two felonies for assaulting a school employee who allegedly spit on his son.

The parent is charged with one count of aggravated assault in front of a school district official and faces up to three years and six months in prison and a fine of not more than $10,000.

The criminal complaint states: Milwaukee police officers responded to a battery complaint at Riverwest Elementary School, 2765 N. Fratney St., on March 14. Officers found the school district employee lying in a “pool of blood” with a “black right leg.” “. Eye, swelling on the right side of his face and a laceration on the back of his head from hitting a wall.