A former New Bedford Public Schools teacher pled not guilty to assaulting a nonverbal elementary school student with special needs, court records show.

According to a police report obtained by 12 News, video surveillance from Hayden-McFadden Elementary School on Feb. 25 allegedly shows Anissa Faria, 45, of Dartmouth, pushing the student to the ground and pulling the student’s ponytail three different times.

The incident was witnessed by another staff member who police said immediately reported it to the school’s principal.

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