Newton Falls teacher struck on picket line

NEWTON FALLS — A striking Newton Falls teacher was struck by a car driven by a substitute teacher and injured today during the fourth school day of the strike.

Superintendent Dave Wilson, in a press release, said he would be meeting with the security company that is working in the area near the striking teachers to determine “what efforts are necessary to ensure this does not happen in the future.”

A person close to the situation said the male teacher injured his head and arm in the incident.

Officials at the Newton Falls Police Department said police Chief Robert Carlson was at the scene and that no information on the incident was now available.