TOLEDO, Ore. (KPTV) - A high school football coach has been arrested after allegedly hitting a student on school grounds, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office says a school resource deputy received a report on Oct. 24 of a Toledo Junior/Senior High School football coach hitting a student.

Investigators then interviewed the student and reviewed video of the incident on Oct. 27, and identified 63-year-old football coach Rodney Cross as a suspect in the investigation.

Cross is accused of slapping the student during a conversation in the school gym. The student reportedly told investigators they were not physically harmed, but felt embarrassed in from of their peers who saw the incident.

Cross has been charged with harassment and is scheduled to appear in

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