Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

Re: simple battery of a child

What happens now is that you contact the school administration and file a complaint against the teacher. If you want to, you also contact the police to file assault charges. (In civil law, it is called "battery" but in criminal law it is called "assault.")

Re: simple battery of a child

The police are telling you that they are not going to consider it a criminal act. A battery is a civil matter which may entitle the victim to money damages. In this case, the administrator could be sued and I would say there is a good possiblity that the case would be technically successful. It is not clear from what you have told me if the amount of money that could be won would justify the time and expense of a law suit.

I will be happy to discuss this with you in some detail if you give me a call. There is no charge for the confidential, no obligation call.

Good Luck!

Regards

DHD