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Preschool Teacher Arrested for Dragging Student, Faces Charges

4/11/2026

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Stacy Vaughn-Marcella, a preschool teacher at the University of Hartford Magnet School, was arrested December 1, 2025, on a felony charge of risk of injury to a child for allegedly dragging a student by the feet.
Witnesses described the boy as upset over not joining a play station, who threw items and climbed onto a bookshelf.
She is scheduled to appear in court on April 29.

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Story summary

Stacy Vaughn-Marcella, a preschool teacher at the University of Hartford Magnet School, was arrested December 1, 2025, on a felony charge of risk of injury to a child for allegedly dragging a student by the feet.
Witnesses described the boy as upset over not joining a play station, who threw items and climbed onto a bookshelf.
She is scheduled to appear in court on April 29.