(Schertz) — A substitute teacher in Schertz was arrested last week after police say he injured a child at Rose Garden Elementary School.

According to the Schertz Police Department, the incident occurred on Wednesday, August 28 at approximately 12:28 p.m. when a school administrator alerted the campus School Resource Officer (SRO) about the injury. The child was treated at the scene and released to a parent.

The substitute teacher, identified as 74-year-old Richard Bucciarelli, of Schertz, was arrested without incident and booked into the Bexar County Jail on one count of Injury to a Child, a third-degree felony.

Officials clarified that Bucciarelli was not directly employed by SCUC ISD, but through a third-party staffing company.

Schertz Police Chief Jim Lowery said the department is w

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