Overview

• Cheryl Moore, a 68-year-old substitute teacher, has been charged with one count of battery and two counts of child endangerment following an alleged assault on a fourth-grade student at Meadowview Intermediate School on May 15.
• Parents and students allege Moore chased, choked, and hit a student before overturning desks, which injured another child during the incident.
• Moore left the school before police arrived but later gave a voluntary statement at the police station; she is scheduled to appear in court on June 3.
• Parents criticized District 160's delayed communication and handling of the incident, with some calling for Superintendent Duane Meighan’s resignation during a recent school board meeting.
• The district has deployed counselors to support students, while parents continue to express concerns over third-party staffing practices and student safety measures.