Teacher Charged With Assaulting Special-Needs Student

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A 58-year-old Grand Junction middle school teacher has been accused of assaulting a special-needs student.
Kent Clinkingbeard, of Whitewater, was issued a summons on suspicion of a felony count of assault on an at-risk person and misdemeanor counts of child abuse, criminal tampering and harassment.
The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office says the charges stem from an incident that occurred at the Redlands Middle School on Jan. 25.
Sheriff’s spokeswoman Meg