Prosecutors said a former high school chemistry teacher in Illinois poured liquid nitrogen on a student, causing his waist and finger to burn.
Gary Broderson, a 66-year-old former teacher at Bartlett High School in suburban Chicago, was convicted of reckless conduct and endangering the health of a child in a May 2018 incident, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin Said on wednesday.
“Mr. C. The prosecutor said in a statement, Brodersen displayed an extremely poor judgment when he dipped a student with a hazardous chemical during a poor chemistry demonstration.
A six-day jury found Broderson guilty of both misdeeds after a two-day trial.
The male student, who has since fully recovered, volunteered to participate in the dangerous demonstration, but assumed that liquid nitrogen would only be poured onto his chest, a Berlin spokesman Told the Chicago Tribune
.
Broderson, of Carpersville, put a chemical on the student’s chest before dumping a large amount on his groan, According to the Daily Herald.
The district spokesperson told the Tribune that he was initially placed on administrative leave in July 2018 before resigning months later. Brodersen also volunteered his teaching certificate.
The spokesperson told the newspaper in an email, “We worked to address the incident internally, recognizing the seriousness of the conduct violation”.
Brodersen, who remains free even after posting bond, is scheduled to return to court on March 18 after a trial hearing or for possible sentencing. He faces up to a year in prison or probation, a spokesman for the Berlin office told The Post on Thursday.
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