A male Brooklyn teacher has been arrested for shoving a 13-year-old female student, authorities said.
The young teen was trying to pick up a computer tablet inside M.S. 443, New Voices School of Academic & Creative Arts, in South Slope around 1 p.m. Monday when instructor Joshua Kahn, 59, became irate and yelled at her before pushing her six to eight times, causing her to hit her back on a bookshelf, police said.
The student suffered bruising and was taken from the school on 18th Street near Sixth Avenue to Methodist Hospital for observation, cops said.
It is unclear what exactly led to the assault.
Kahn was arrested around 6:30 p.m. and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, assault and harassment, police said.
He was released without bail at his arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Tuesday.
“This alleged behavior is very troubling and completely unacceptable,” said city Department of Education spokeswoman Jenna Lyle in a statement.
“This employee has been reassigned away from the school and students pending the outcome of the arrest and if convicted, we will pursue termination,” she said. “Nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of our students.”
Additional reporting by Kyle Schnitzer