SHELTON, CT — A former Mohegan Elementary School music teacher accused of throwing books that hit two students in a class last year was recently charged by police and is scheduled to appear in court next week, according to court documents.
Laura Heckmann, 39, of New Fairfield, was arrested by Shelton police on Jan. 11. She is charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of risk of injury to a child, according to the state Judicial Branch.
According to an arrest warrant application obtained by Patch, the Shelton Police Department launched an investigation after a parent of a 9-year-old Mohegan School student reported the incident to police on March 28.
The parent told an officer Heckmann threw a music book at the child in school earlier that day and the book struck the child in the face, according to police.
An officer also spoke with the child, who confirmed their parent’s account of the incident. The child also said Heckmann “was normally upset and yelling at the kids in the classroom” and had “yelled swear words at students,” according to police.
The child noted being hit by the music book “hurt a little bit” but the child was not injured as a result of the incident, according to the warrant. An officer confirmed the child had no visible injuries, according to police.
The child told police they also saw Heckmann throw a music book at another student in the class that day, according to police. The child said the book hit the second student in the chest, causing that student to cry, according to police.
Speaking to police through an interpreter, a parent of the second student said their child confirmed Heckmann threw a music book and hit them in the chest, documents state. The parent also noted the child was “okay,…
