A teacher at Harahan Elementary School was arrested Wednesday after authorities say he put a student in a chokehold and dragged the child to the front office.

Teran James, 34, was booked with simple battery, according to arrest records. He was also booked with an outstanding traffic attachment and being a fugitive from another jurisdiction. No details were immediately available about the other two charges.

James could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Harahan police were dispatched to the school, which serves pre-K through eighth grade, about 11:30 a.m. after receiving a report that a juvenile was choked by a teacher, authorities said.

The officer met with an assistant principal and reviewed video of the incident. In the video, James is seen dragging the student by the neck in a cho

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