Substitute teacher accused of kicking student with disabilities at Matanzas High School

A substitute teacher was arrested on a child abuse charge after allegedly kicking a student with disabilities at Matanzas High School, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said.Bryan Schewitz, 60, of Flagler Beach, was arrested after a school resource deputy was notified of the incident Oct. 16, according to the Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with child abuse without great bodily harm and later released on $2,500 bond.Witnesses told deputies that Schewitz moved the student into a chair during a behavioral episode and kicked the student in the leg. One witness said the student later had a large mark on the leg, the Sheriff’s Office said. The student also told school officials that Schewitz had kicked him.Schewitz told deputies that the student had kicked toward him and struck his leg, and that he put his foot out and kicked the student accidentally, according to the release. He also said he guided the student toward an empty chair after the student was walking around with a pencil.Sher