Fouzia Masood Khan, 59, of Springfield, an employee at Saratoga Elementary School has been charged with simple assault of a student by detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crime Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad.
Khan was reportedly an instructional assistant at the school.
It is alleged that in January, a school employee observed Khan dragging a student by the arm down the hall, and immediately reported the assault to school administrators, who notified the department.
Officials said that the investigation was launched on Friday, Jan. 13, leading to Khans arrest on Thursday, Feb. 16.
The incident remains under investigation.
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