Muslim substitute teacher charged with assaulting student

North Jersey website reported today that a substitute teacher at Manchester Regional High School was arrested and charged with assaulting a 16-year-old male student, authorities said. Linda Hardan, 21, was arrested Friday for an incident that allegedly occurred in Wayne on Thursday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a news release. Hardan apparently transported the juvenile – not during school hours — to a location in Wayne where the alleged  assault occurred, said Gyselle Da Silva, senior assistant prosecutor. Hardan could face nearly 17 years in prison if convicted on all counts.