NYPD: Fourth NYC schools employee arrested this week on charges of endangering a child

A fourth New York City schools employee was arrested this week after allegedly harming a student, according to the NYPD.

Fauzia Naznin, 49, was arrested and charged in northeastern Queens for endangering the welfare of a child, Friday afternoon.

According to police officials, a 6-year-old student kicked a ball into Naznin’s face; she then grabbed the child by the collar and threw him against the wall.

Police said the student began to throw up a couple of minutes later, but when the child tried to get up, Naznin pushed him to the ground.

That came a day after 70-year old Mohamed Baksh was taken into custody at a school in the Bronx after a 13-year-old girl reported that he had grabbed her breast while trying to give her a hug. Baksh was a special education teacher and had been with the department since 2011.

An hour earlier on Thursday, police said teacher Brian Thomas, 33, was arrested at an Upper West Side school for allegedly punching a 12-year-old boy in the chest.

On Monday, 40-year-old David Moore was arrested for allegedly striking a 12-year-old boy in the rib cage during a verbal dispute. Moore was working at PS 168X in the Bronx and is listed on the school’s website as an alternate assessment teacher.

“The safety and wellbeing of our young people is our absolute top priority. Upon learning of these allegations, these employees were immediately reassigned away from students pending the outcome of the arrests and if convicted, we will pursue termination," said DOE spokesperson Nathaniel Styer in an emailed statement.

Since August, seven DOE employees have been arrested and accused of some form of child abuse. In most cases the department has said it reassigned employees away from students while their criminal cases play out.

This story has been updated with a statement from the city Department of Education.