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| A Fairfax County school teacher has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery of a 16-year-old student. | A Fairfax County school teacher has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery of a 16-year-old student. |
| Police said West Potomac High School teacher Eric D. Pittelkau, 64, of Springfield, touched a 16-year-old girl on Dec. 18. They declined to be more specific about the incident. Pittelkau is “on leave effective immediately,” John Torre, a spokesman for Fairfax County schools, said Saturday. | |
| Pittelkau turned himself on Friday at 5 p.m. and was served with a summons. He could not be reached for comment. |