A Chino elementary school teacher has been arrested and booked on suspicion of child abuse for allegedly assaulting a student inside a classroom earlier this week, city officials announced Wednesday.
A resource officer responded to EJ Marshall Elementary School in the 12000 block of Telephone Avenue regarding the alleged assault on Monday, the city of Chino stated in a news release.
“The incident involved a teacher, identified as Ray Crummitt, a 62-year-old resident of West Covina, who was reported to have physically assaulted a student in the classroom,” the city stated in the release.
Further investigation by the Chino Police Department and school administration resulted in Crummitt’s arrest.
He was booked at the West Valley Detention Center on suspicion of child abuse and has been placed on administrative leave by the Chino Valley Unified School District.
No further details regarding the alleged abuse were provided.
Anyone with additional information can contact Detective Sergeant Johnson at 909-334-3167 or Mjohnson@chinopd.org.