Teacher acquitted of attacking preschool student
Posted May 29, 2024 11:45 am
An Elgin Area School District U-46 teacher has been acquitted of charges that he attacked a student.
Kane County Judge Julia Yetter found Patrick Keating not guilty Tuesday of aggravated battery in a public place and battery with physical contact.
Keating, 41, was a teacher at Illinois Park Center for Early Learning in Elgin.
The charges alleged he pushed a preschool student into snow on Jan. 26, 2023. The student was not hurt, police said.
Keating chose to have his trial before a judge, not a jury. Yetter issued a directed verdict after the prosecution rested its case.
Keating was licensed as a teacher in Illinois in 2006. He was placed on leave when the allegations were reported to the district.
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