India, Jan. 21 -- A special education teacher from South Carolina, who was honored as the 2025 Teacher of the Year at her charter school, has been arrested following allegations of assaulting a child.

Erin Wheeler, 34, faces charges of unlawful child neglect for allegedly hitting the child on November 27, as per arrest records acquired by KWQC.

Wheeler, who teaches at South Carolina Whitmore School in Columbia, is accused of pursuing the child into a bathroom and repeatedly punching them in the forehead and upper body while the victim attempted to shield themselves from the blows.

According to police reports, the victim suffered bruises on their arms as a result of trying to block the punches.

Authorities have stated that the alleged ...