OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma City special education teacher has been arrested and accused of abusing a 6-year-old non-verbal autistic student.

The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office says that on Thursday, October 9, Council Grove Elementary School administrators reported that special education teacher Rodrick Kohl allegedly threw a computer mouse at the 6-year-old child, which hit him in the head.

He was also said to have hit the child in the leg with a rubber spoon.

Officials say Kohl was arrested and faces charges of child abuse.

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