BRONX, New York City (WABC) -- A substitute teacher is facing charges after police say he flicked his lighter at a student who failed to complete an assignment at a school in the Bronx.
Authorities say 47-year-old Alexander Jorge flicked the lighter at a 13-year-old student Tuesday at the New Millennium Business Academy.
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The student may have sustained an arm injury but did not go to the hospital.
Jorge was arrested Wednesday and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment
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The Department of Education said Jorge was suspended without pay, calling the allegations "deeply troubling."
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