WOODLAND — The trial for former Woodland Primary School Principal Mark Houk has been pushed back from Monday to early October.
Houk faces three counts of fourth-degree assault stemming from allegations that he physically abused a developmentally disabled third-grade student.
Police responded to a child-abuse complaint at the school on March 6 and arrested Houk the following month on charges related to three confrontations in October, January and February.
The incidents mostly occurred in the school’s “reset room,” a place where students are sent to calm down after exhibiting disruptive behavior, according to court documents. In one of the confrontations, Houk allegedly restrained a student on the floor for more than 23 minutes.
