A teacher was fired after she bit a 2-year-old boy on the face, administrators say.
Heather Marcotte, 28, who taught at Northlake Christian School, was arrested and charged with felony cruelty to a child Wednesday after biting the boy on the cheek Oct. 24, according to the Times-Picayune.
The mother, who was not identified, called authorities to report the incident Oct. 25 after she noticed a bite mark on her son's right cheek when she picked him up from school the day before.
Marcotte initially told investigators "she left the mark on the child when her mouth accidentally hit his face.” Later, Marcotte told investigators she bit the boy when she grew “frustrated and agitated” with his behavior, authorities said.
Marcotte was fired from the school, which offers care to children 6 weeks old to 12th grade.
"We've handled it internally and there's no further comment,'' Monty Fontenot, head of the school, told the Times-Picayune.
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