Matthew Hausman, a physical education teacher at Yonkers Middle High School, was arrested for allegedly harassing a student from October 2024 to April 2025. He faces charges of endangering a child and harassment, pleading not guilty. The harassment included inappropriate messages, derogatory comments, and unwanted physical contact. A temporary protection order was issued for the victim. Hausman admitted to having inappropriate romantic feelings for the student and expressed jealousy towards her interactions with a male classmate.
In one February incident, Hausman allegedly called the student a "bitch" in his classroom while holding a dog collar and implying he wanted to put it on her. That same month, he is accused of kissing her for her birthday.
Text messages cited by the prosecution include one in January asking, "Hi are you angry with me? I felt blown off at the dance, didn't hear from you all weekend. Am I being 'ghosted'?"
Prosecutors say messages included suggestions that the student "looked cute" to improve her grades, comments about "sending" his wife and daughters to the victim's father, and statements like "[n]ow I can be a stalker (if I had the time)."
In April, Hausman allegedly admitted romantic feelings to the student and acknowledged they were inappropriate, while expressing his disapproval of a male classmate hugging her.
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