Disturbing footage of a fight between a ninth grade Georgia student and her teacher has been shared on social media, prompting school officials to launch an investigation that will end up with the young girl facing criminal charges.
The altercation that happened at the Heritage High School in the Atlanta suburb of Rockdale County on Friday, Jan. 27, also sparked a conversation between community stakeholders about the level of discipline the student should receive and the teacher’s responsibility to de-escalate problems in her classroom.
In the video, a female student is confronting the teacher face to face. The teen is yelling and cursing as the teacher attempts to use her cellphone to call for some assistance with the conflict. The student knocks the mobile device out of her hand.
After the phone falls to the floor, the teacher pushes the student, before saying, “get out my face, girl.” The student pushes the teacher, yelling, “You’re not going to talk to me like that! You’re not going to talk to me like that!”
As the student continues to yell, the educator exits the classroom. The teen shuts the door behind her. When the teacher tries to re-open the door, the freshman pushes her. The teacher tries to restrain the student. “Do not put your hands on me!” she barks.
The student responds, “I’m fixing to start swinging!”
The two were both in the doorway with their hands locked and each pushing the other before the fracas turns into a full-on brawl, with both of them yanking each other’s hair. Once the student breaks free from her teacher’s larger grip, she bests her, knocking her to the hallway floor.
The video gets blurry, but the student can be seen getting pulled away, saying, “I don’t give a f##k if you are an adult or not.”
In an interview with the young girl’s classmates, WSB-TV reports, after the incident the student was taken…
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