Sturaitis v. Montanari Clinical School, Inc.

Employee appeals from an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission affirming an appeals referee’s decision denying employee’s unemployment benefits. We affirm.

Appellant was employed as an assistant teacher at Montanari Residential Treatment Center, a center for emotionally disturbed and mentally retarded children. Two months into his employment he was involved in an incident whereby he struck a fleeing student with a pointer in an effort to slow him down. He was cited for violation of company policy and child abuse and was given a written final warning stating that any similar future…