Roncalli High faculty member suspended with pay after student alleges assault
Police are investigating after a Roncalli student alleged a faculty member assaulted him Friday in the school cafeteria.
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John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star Published 12:37 p.m. ET Dec. 7, 2019 | Updated 5:41 p.m. ET Dec. 7, 2019
Roncalli High School has suspended a faculty member after a student said he was assaulted by him Friday in the school cafeteria.
The student was not seriously injured and required no medical attention, said Greg Otolski, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The state's Department of Child Services and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were notified and are investigating,
Otolski did not know the age of the student or the nature of the alleged attack. Otolski said the faculty member was suspended with pay.
The incident occurred at noon in the cafeteria of the school, 3300 Prague Road. The student told the dean of students, who notified authorities. The police arrived at 1:20 p.m.
"The police interviewed the student and everyone who was around at the time," Otolski said.
Principal Chuck Weisenbach sent an email to parents Friday summarizing the alleged attack. Reached by phone Saturday, Weisenbach referred all questions to the archdiocese.
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IMPD spokesman Michael Hewitt said the matter was being investigated by a district detective. Police and school officials declined to identify the faculty member or the student, who is a minor.
The alleged assault is the latest in a string of controversial incidents at the Roman Catholic school. Last month four football players were accused of abusing the team manager, who has Down syndrome. Over the past 18 months, two guidance counselors lost their jobs when the school became aware that they were gay, and a third staff member alleged she was fired for publicly supporting the guidance counselors.
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