STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island teacher alleges in a lawsuit against the city Department of Education that she was kicked by a student while pregnant and later discontinued from her position in retaliation for raising workplace safety concerns. Lauren Vitale, 31, of Arden Heights, was teaching at PS 84 in Stapleton when she was assaulted by a student while six months pregnant, according to her Manhattan Supreme Court suit. The alleged assault occurred on Jan.