
A New Jersey teacher accused of taping a 9-year-old elementary school student's neck to a desk for nearly an hour has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation.
Todd Lewis, 57, has been charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, police in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey confirmed Thursday. His aide, Sallyann Scala, 67, faces a fourth-degree charge of abuse and neglect for her alleged failure to intervene.