Multiple teachers across various states have been arrested for serious misconduct involving students. In Indiana, Stephanie N. Arteaga faces charges for battery and official misconduct after allegedly hitting a student with a ruler, duct-taping their mouth shut, and sitting on them while under the influence of alcohol. In Florida, Progress Village Middle School teacher Bennie Leverett was arrested for placing a student in a chokehold, and vice principal Tashiska Fabian was charged for failing to report the incident and attempting to cover it up. A Miami-Dade substitute teacher, George Rafols, was arrested on child pornography charges following a year-long investigation. Additionally, a Tamil teacher in Coimbatore, India, was arrested for beating a Class XII student for disobeying instructions.