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TMS Gym Teacher on Administrative Leave

Tozier is facing charges of second-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree breach of peace for an incident that took place at TMS in June 2012.

physical education teacher Steven Tozier has been placed on administrative leave, Superintendent William Guzman confirmed.

Guzman said that a substitute teacher has been hired to teach his classes when school begins on Wednesday, August 29.

Tozier is after he allegedly placed a 13-year-old male student in a headlock while on the stairway on the way to class, according to the case affidavit.

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He is due in Rockville Superior Court on September 6.

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