Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
29%
6 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
A Florida substitute teacher was busted after allegedly kicking a student with disabilities in the leg — then telling a witness that he had kicked the child back to even the score, authorities said.
uncertain
authorities → bust → score
“He kicked me and I kicked him.
asserted
I → kick → him
So now we’re square,” Schewitz allegedly told a witness who questioned him about a large mark on the student’s leg, investigators said.
uncertain
investigators → ’re → leg
The Flagler Beach resident, who was working as a substitute at the school, was charged with child abuse without great bodily harm.
asserted
who → work → harm
The incident unfolded on Friday when the student, whose disability was not specified, was experiencing behavioral difficulties during class, according to investigators.
uncertain
disability → unfold → investigators
One witness said Schewitz used excessive force to get the student into a chair, then made the child put his hands on a table while warning, “The gloves are off.”
asserted
gloves → say → table
The witness told investigators that the substitute’s treatment of the student made her uncomfortable.
asserted
her → tell → student
Another witness said he saw Schewitz kick the child and subsequently spotted a large mark on the student’s leg.
asserted
Schewitz → say → leg
The student’s mother subsequently told deputies that skin was missing from her child’s leg and provided photographs of the injury, according to WKMG, which cited the arrest report.
uncertain
which → tell → report
School officials questioned the student, who confirmed that Schewitz had kicked him, authorities said.
asserted
authorities → question → him
But Schewitz gave deputies a different account, insisting that the contact was accidental.
asserted
contact → give → account
He claimed the student had arrived late to class, refused to sit down and began kicking toward him, eventually striking his leg.
asserted
student → claim → leg
Schewitz said he extended his own foot and accidentally kicked the student.
asserted
he → say → student
He also claimed the child had been moving around the classroom and attempting to poke other students with a pencil, prompting him to guide the student into an empty chair by the shoulder.
asserted
child → claim → shoulder
The substitute acknowledged placing the child’s hands on a table and sternly warning that “the gloves were coming off,” according to investigators.
uncertain
gloves → acknowledge → investigators
When confronted about his alleged remark that he and the student were now square, Schewitz initially denied making the statement before expressing uncertainty about whether he had said it.
asserted
he → confront → it
He nevertheless maintained that the kick was accidental, authorities said.
asserted
authorities → maintain → ?
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly condemned the alleged conduct, saying adults entrusted with caring for children — particularly those with disabilities — must remain levelheaded.
asserted
adults → condemn → disabilities
Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore likewise emphasized that student safety was the district’s priority.
“This kind of behavior will not be tolerated on our campuses,” Moore said.
asserted
Moore → emphasize → campuses
Schewitz was booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility and released Saturday on $2,500 bond, according to the sheriff’s office.
uncertain
Schewitz → book → office
It was not immediately clear whether Schewitz had been suspended, fired or removed from the school district’s substitute teaching roster.
asserted
Schewitz → suspend → roster
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