A Georgia high school student has been arrested after an attack, captured on video, sent a teacher to the hospital with serious leg injuries.
The student, who was not named because of her age, was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the Jan. 26 incident at Heritage High School in Conyers, a suburb of Atlanta, a public information officer with the Atlanta Sheriff’s Office said. Rockland County to People.
The nearly minute-long clip, which has garnered more than 12.7 million views on Twitter so far, shows the student yelling expletives at the teacher before slamming the door in her face.
The discussion moves to the hallway, where the English Literature teacher, later identified on a GoFundMe as Tiwana Turner, raises her arms to prevent the student from hitting her, but she quickly punches her across the face.
The student then drags Turner to the ground by her hair, where he continues to beat her, as several people try to stop the attack, a second video of the violent incident shows.
Since the incident, Turner has been hospitalized and is currently unable to walk, her friend, Jean Cannon, wrote on the GoFundMe account.
“She won’t be back to work anytime soon, and will require extensive rehabilitation and therapy,” the fundraiser says.
A Rockdale County Public Schools spokesperson said in a statement obtained by Fox 5 Atlanta that it “does not tolerate student violence toward any staff member.”
“Students who harm other students or staff will be disciplined in accordance with our Student Discipline Code of Conduct and appropriately charged by law enforcement,” the statement continued.
The student was taken into the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice the same day, according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities could not immediately confirm if the underage suspect had been released on bail.
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