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Student abuse allegations in Flagler County, Florida

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In October 2026, law enforcement in Flagler County, Florida, arrested two educators following allegations of physical abuse involving students with disabilities. Initially, Bryan Schewitz, a 60-year-old substitute teacher at Matanzas High School, was charged with child abuse without great bodily harm. Witnesses reported that during a behavioral episode, Schewitz used excessive force to seat a student and allegedly kicked the child, causing injury. Schewitz claimed the contact was accidental, stating, ~~“He~~ ‘He kicked me and I kicked him. So now we’re ~~square.”~~ square.’ Following this, ~~a second educator,~~ 52-year-old Kevin Adkisson of Wadsworth ~~Elementary,~~ Elementary was arrested for the alleged assault of a 6-year-old special needs student. ~~Witnesses alleged that~~ The incident reportedly occurred on October 16 during classroom free time after a dispute between students over a toy. Investigators allege Adkisson ~~grabbed, pushed, and pressed~~ forcefully intervened by grabbing the ~~child~~ student’s arm in a rough motion that caused him to swing through the air before pinning him against a ~~wall, during which~~ wall. A paraprofessional witnessed the ~~student reportedly stated~~ event and reported the child was crying under a desk and stating he could not ~~breathe and~~ breathe. Adkisson was arrested in ~~pain.~~ Bunnell on October 22 on two counts of child abuse without great bodily harm. He has since been released after posting a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on November 17.

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