SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A South Milwaukee High School teacher has been placed on administrative leave following an "incident" with a student on Monday, the school district confirmed.
Specific details as to what happened between the student and teacher were not disclosed.
TMJ4 News reached out to the school district after seeing social media posts about a fight between a student and a teacher. In a press release, the school district said, "Investigations involving student and teacher interactions are extremely serious."
The School District of South Milwaukee sent families a letter on Wednesday stating it is following all internal protocols and working with the police department to address the situation.
South Milwaukee Police Department records showed an arrest was made on a child abuse-intentionally causing harm charge.
Students said a kid was trying to get back into the building when the situation escalated to a physical fight.
The district said in part, "the safety of our students and staff is the top priority for the School District of South Milwaukee. Our counselors and other staff members are available to any students who want to talk to an adult or who are upset by the news of the incident."
The district said no further information will be disclosed in an effort to "maintain the integrity of the investigation" and discover the circumstances that led to the incident.
The reactions from families have been mixed. Many families who know the teacher involved said they are surprised and defended the employee.
Parents told TMJ4 News they want more answers as to what happened.
"I think it would help out in the long run to ease the parents of whatever child is going to the school," said Matthew Coffey. "You should be letting parents know what's going taking place no matter what. It shouldn't take this long."
The employee involved in the incident declined to comment citing the pending investigation.
