A Montgomery County first-grade teacher has been charged with nine counts of second-degree assault. A male student at Greencastle Elementary School in Silver Spring came forward in January claiming that Susan Lee Burke had physically abused him on numerous occasions. Further investigations by the Montgomery County Police Family Crimes Division determined there were eight more victims.

All of the victims were 6 to 7 years old and claimed Burke had choked, kicked, punched and/or scratched them. All of the victims reported that the events took place on campus during school hours.