A Georgia teacher says she is still struggling on her road to recovery three months after a brutal attack at Heritage High School in Conyers, Georgia, by a 15-year-old student that left her hospitalized for six days.
Tiwana Turner has been a teacher for 27 years and experienced her worst day in the profession on Jan. 26 when she was attacked by a student. The teenage girl could be seen yelling, using profanity, and in Turner’s face as she was trying to call for help from the front office in the viral video. The student slapped Turner’s cellphone out of her hand as she continued to yell and use profanity.
Turner walked outside of the classroom, and the female student attempted to slam the classroom door behind her. Turner turned around and extended her arm to stop the student from closing the door. Then the two begin to push and shove each other as another teacher in a classroom across the hall intervened. The video ended with the student taking several swings at Turner and pulling her to the ground as they tussled on the floor.
The student pleaded guilty to felony assault, was sentenced to one year behind bars at a youth detention center, and will spend five years on a supervised release program, according to Rockdale County assistant district attorney. Turner said she is still unable to return to work and still uses crutches three months later.
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“She just went off and pulled me down to the floor,” said Turner to Fox 5 Atlanta. “I was in the hospital six days and the numbness was there all six days.”
Turner suffered a broken leg during the attack but has received tons of support from people she doesn’t know online and in nearby counties.
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