[AnitaRitt]

I am a substitute teacher. I have been accused by a student of pushing them. This is not true. I have been relieved of my duties without pay while the school conducts an "investigation." Can I file a police report against this student for slander?

[twinkiedooter]

You can sue the student for this slanderous remark if you lose your job at the school. The police won't be the ones to take a slander report though. Do you have any witnesses to this student's false accusation?

[AK lawyer]

I am a substitute teacher. I have been accused by a student of pushing them. ...

I hope you don't teach English.

Yes, I know that the use of the plural third-person objective pronoun as a singular, unisex third-person pronoun is common, and maybe even "accepted", but that doesn't make it right.

You do know the sex of the student who accused you, don't you?

... Can I file a police report against this student for slander?

Slander isn't a crime, so why should the police care?

[AnitaRitt]

Yes, there are several witnesses to this incident.
I looked up slander, and it is a crime.
And no, I don't teach English.
To whom would one report such an incident if not the police?

[ScottGem]

Slander is not criminal, its civil. That's what AK meant that its not a crime. If you have a case of slander, you file a civil suit.

[JudyKayTee]

Presumably you have an Attorney to represent you so that you don't lose your teaching certification - that's the person to advise you.

A lot depends on your State, the age of the student, what is reasonable behavior for the student's age, if you teach students who are emotionally disabled or learning disabled - there are a lot of factors here.

If you DO get a Judgment it will be against someone under age. There's little point in that.