Elementary teacher accused of pretending to stab students in class and calling girls ‘gold diggers’

A creepy elementary school teacher allegedly played twisted games to get preteen girls to sit on his lap as he dismissed them as “gold diggers” — and even waved a knife around in class while threatening to stab them, according to charging documents.

Fifth-grade teacher Kha Nam Nguyen, 51, was hit with several abuse charges after numerous students complained about his bizarre behavior at Wing and Lilly Fong Elementary School in Las Vegas — which he claimed was just “him being funny” in class, according to court documents obtained by 8NewsNow.

Nguyen — who had even taught younger kids in third grade — “openly” favored the young girls in his classes, and made creepy comments about their bodies, according to the complaints.

He also played what he called the “teddy bear” game, where he would pretend to cry until a student came up and hugged him, the report stated. He would force girls to sit on his lap and even grabn them by the waist to stop them escaping his clutches, according to the documents.

The teacher also played a sinister game called “knife-tag,” where he pulled out a large knife, turned off the lights — then chased them while allegedly warning, “you guys better start running.” 

He “pretends to stab us,” students told investigators — alleging that the teacher even made terrifying stabbing motions toward them.

A teacher at Wing and Lilly Fong Elementary School in Las Vegas has been arrested for a series of alleged bizarre antics in the classroom. Google Maps

On one occasion, the teacher reportedly flipped over a student’s desk and threw a book at him.

A girl in his class said she was “often scared of [his] temper as the screaming could escalate into something physical,” the report states.

Nguyen called girls in his class “gold diggers,” and threatened to “chop off” two students’ hair if he found out they were dating, which they told police made them uncomfortable.

Nguyen was busted on March 10 and charged with seven counts of child abuse or neglect and seven counts of unlawful contact with a minor.

He was also reported to administrators by a fellow teacher, who said he had made her feel uncomfortable by making “advances” toward her and giving her “unwanted” gifts, according to the report.

Nguyen admitted during a police interview that he “had been doing some of these acts for years” — but defended it as trying to “entertain the students,” the report states.

He dismissed it as “him being funny” — while conceding that “he could see why some of his actions were weird now,” the report stated

Kha Nam Nguyen, 51, allegedly pretended to stab students with a knife and called the girls “gold diggers.” Google Maps

The educator, who had been employed by Nevada’s Clark County School District since January 2007, posted $15,000 bail but was told to stay away from his former place of work, have no contact with minors, and be on medium-level electronic monitoring.