A South Carolina teacher was arrested and charged with assault and battery after she bit a child at a trampoline park in Greenville on Saturday, authorities said.
Melanie Johnson, 35, is a fourth grade teacher in Pickens County.
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Surveillance video at the park confirmed the account of the incident by the victim’s mother, police said.
Police said she grabbed a boy and a bit him in the wrist in an attempt to force him to release another child's hat, according to FoxCarolina.com.
The victim was attending a birthday party at the park.
Johnson is now on administrative leave as the Pickens County School District investigates the incident.