A now-retired Indiana high school teacher who was arrested after video showed him hitting a student during a confrontation over wearing a hooded sweatshirt on school grounds was charged Friday with battery, according to court documents.
Highlights
- Michael Hosinski, 61, was arrested after video showed him hitting a student during a confrontation over wearing a hooded sweatshirt on school grounds.
- The incident occurred February 25 at Jimtown High School in Elkhart, Indiana.
- Hosinski was arrested Thursday after a police investigation and released on $1,500 bond.
- A judge on Friday determined there was probable cause to charge Hosinski with causing moderate injury, a Level 6 felony, a court document shows.
- He had planned to retire as a World Civilization and Sociology teacher in June, according to school board minutes from January meeting minutes from the January 1 to February 28, a school social media post says.