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Meathead elementary school teacher grabbed special needs boy, 6, threw him in the air and pinned him against classroom wall, police say

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Kozhasbay, D. (2026, October 27). Meathead elementary school teacher grabbed special needs boy, 6, threw him in the air and pinned him against classroom wall, police say. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16240001/Florida-teacher-grabbed-special-needs-boy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Kevin Adkisson, a 52-year-old elementary school teacher at Wadsworth Elementary School in Palm Coast, Florida, was arrested for allegedly abusing a six-year-old special needs student on October 16. Police say Adkisson forcefully removed the child from under a desk and threw him in the air before pinning him against the wall, restricting his movement and causing distress. The incident is part of an ongoing investigation into previous alleged abuse by Adkisson involving another student.

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Kevin Adkisson, a 52-year-old elementary school teacher at Wadsworth Elementary in Palm Coast, Florida, was arrested on October 16, 2026, after allegedly abusing a six-year-old special needs student. According to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Adkisson is charged with two felony counts of child abuse without great bodily harm. During an incident involving a dispute over a toy between two students, Adkisson forcibly removed the toy and physically handled one of the students roughly, throwing him in the air before pinning him against a classroom wall. Witnesses reported hearing the student cry out that he couldn't breathe while being restrained by Adkisson. This event highlights severe mistreatment within educational settings for special needs children.

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An elementary school teacher in Florida was arrested after he flung a six-year-old special needs child against a wall, police said. asserted

police → arrest → wall

Kevin Adkisson, 52, was arrested on two felony counts of child abuse without great bodily harm after an incident which occurred at Wadsworth Elementary in Palm Coast, Florida, on October 16, Flagler County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. asserted

Office → arrest → release

Two students were arguing over a toy, when Adkisson stepped in and forcibly removed the toy from the children's hands, police said. asserted

police → argue → hands

Adkisson then pushed one of the students, and then grabbed him by the arm and threw him in the air using a 'rough, slinging motion,' a witness told police. asserted

witness → push → police

The man proceeded to yell at the student and told him he was 'acting like a two-year-old,' according to police. uncertain

he → proceed → police

The student then crawled under one of the desks in the classroom and began to cry. asserted

student → crawl → classroom

Adkisson told the student to get out from under the desk, and when the student failed to comply, Adkisson moved the desk out of the way to grab the student by the arm and pinned him against the wall. asserted

Adkisson → tell → wall

Witnesses told police they heard the student crying and saying he couldn't breathe. asserted

he → tell → police

Adkisson was arrested and charged with two counts of child abuse after he allegedly flung a child into the air and pinned him to a wall restricting his movements Kevin Adkisson, 52, is an elementary school teacher who was arrested after police investigating an incident in which a child was abused by a teacher in a classroom The incident took place at Wadsworth Elementary School in Flagler County, Florida, on October 16 Adkisson eventually let the child go and told him that he was not hurt before walking away, according to police. Allegedly, this is not the first incident of a similar nature involving the teacher. uncertain

this → arrest → teacher

According to a conversation police had with a different student, there was a prior incident in which Adkisson 'struck both sides of the student’s stomach with closed hands, picked the student up, and then placed him in the back of the line after the student skipped ahead of classmates. uncertain

student → accord → classmates

'Parents entrust teachers to provide a safe learning environment for their children. asserted

Parents → entrust → children

Some special needs students can be challenging but everyone who works with these children must always keep their cool,' said Sheriff Rick Staly in a police news release. asserted

Staly → work → release

A no-contact order was filed by the Seventh Judicial Court in Flagler County on October 23, which prohibits Adkisson from contacting the affected student as well as the witness who reported the altercation, court records show. asserted

records → file → altercation

Adkisson was released on a $5,000 bond, and is scheduled to appear in court on November 17. asserted

Adkisson → release → November

Meathead elementary school teacher grabbed special needs boy, 6, threw him in the air and pinned him against classroom wall, police say

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