ABUSE CHARGES: A former special education teacher, John O’Dwyer, is accused of repeatedly striking a student on the head with a closed fist for giving wrong answers and for injuring a second child while he was working for a behavioral health company. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of endangering the welfare of a child and of an incompetent or physically disabled person. . . . #News12 #News12LI #Longisland #LILocal #LI #LongIslandNews #WestHempstead #Crime #Education