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Fairfax County special education teacher charged with assaulting elementary students

Published June 24, 2024 at 9:30AM | Updated November 5, 2024 at 5:15PM

White Oak Elementary School in Burke (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County police have arrested a special education teacher at White Oak Elementary School in Burke for assaulting multiple students.

On April 12, Child Protective Services received a referral that a teacher was seen assaulting a student at school, police said in a Saturday news release.

Detectives took on the case and determined that between September 2023 and this April, Elizabeth Yoshimi Nagagata, 62, of Fairfax allegedly assaulted three students on separate occasions, the release said.

On Friday, Nagagata was arrested and charged with seven counts of simple assault. Nagagata was held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center without bond.

Detectives would like to speak with anyone who may have information about this case or others possibly related. Those with information are asked to please call the Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 4.

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Fairfax County police (file photo)

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Jersey Mike's Subs at Old Keene Mill Shopping Center in West Springfield (via Google Maps)

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