A former Central California elementary school principal is facing charges of cruelty to a minor after video surfaced showing him pushing a student to the ground. In the video, former Wolters Elementary School Principal Brian Vollhardt is seen shoving a student in the chest causing him to fall to the floor during breakfast on June 7 in Fresno, California. KTVU-TV reported. According to the Fresno Unified School District, Vollhardt and other staff members were interacting with an upset special needs student and the principal chose to “aggressively push the student” instead of “de-escalating the situation.” The school district began proceedings to discipline Vollhardt, at which point Vollhardt resigned and no longer works at the school. SCHOOLS CLOSED, SWITCH TO DISTANCE EDUCATION DUE TO HEAT AS CLIMATE CHANGE IS DONE Former principal Brian Vollhardt faces charges after being seen pushing a disabled child (Fresno Unified School District) School District Superintendent Bob Nelson called Vollhardt’s actions “abhorrent” and “absolutely unacceptable at any level within Fresno Unified.” The district says the incident has been reported to both police and Child Protective Services. DEMOCRATS MUST NATIONALIZE CALIFORNIA’S CRIME CRISIS TO DEFEAT DEMOCRATS IN NOVEMBER Former principal Brian Vollhardt will go on trial on charges later this month after he pushed a student to the ground in June. (Fresno Unified School District) Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama says the incident was reported to police on June 9, but was made aware of the incident on September 6, nearly three months after it happened. “I can tell you as the chief of police in this community, I have a real problem with the way this child was treated. As a parent of a 9-year-old child who is very similar in age to the victim in this case and who also suffers from anxiety and doesn’t always handle situations in the best way, it’s troubling how someone who is supposed to protect this child and provide him with support, dealt with this,” Balderrama said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Wolters Elementary School in Fresno, California (Google Maps) Vollhardt is scheduled to be arraigned on a misdemeanor charge of willful cruelty to a minor on Sept. 26. Andrew Mark Miller is a writer at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips at [email protected]
