Broward teacher arrested for allegedly attacking students – NBC 6 South Florida

A Broward County science teacher was arrested after a student said he twisted his hand and slammed his head against a desk twice.

According to records, Christopher Cagle, a teacher at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek, was arrested Thursday on charges of child abuse without serious bodily harm.

Coconut Creek police said the student told them he yelled at Cagle on Thursday as he walked past his classroom.

According to the student, Cagle grabbed his hand and twisted it behind his back. Cagle then allegedly grabbed the student by his right ear and then by his hair, pulled him into the classroom and slammed his head into a desk twice.

According to police, the student suffered scratches on his side and neck.

Cagle, 64, was arraigned and has since been released from jail on bail. When NBC6 visited him at home on Monday, he declined comment.

Cagle has been a science teacher at Monarch High for 11 years and has been with the school district for nearly 20 years.

In a statement, Broward County Public Schools officials said Cagle had been transferred pending the outcome of the case.

“The school and district take all matters involving student safety seriously. School administration is working with the district’s Special Investigations Unit and the Coconut Creek Police Department on this matter. The individual has been removed from the school and students pending the outcome of the case,” the statement said.