Teacher brutally attacked by student, mother www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on April 23, 2008
Teacher brutally attacked by student, mother www.privateofficer.com
ATLANTA Ga. April 23 2008
By:Rick McCann
Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers
www.privateofficer.com Authorities say that a local high school teacher was brutally attacked in her classroom by one of her students and the girl’s mother in what police call a savage attack in front of other students.
Police have charged the mother of the student, Georgia Thornton, 44, and her 17-year-old daughter Sequita with attacking Felecia Williams, a teacher at Southside High School on February 28.
The official charges against the mother include battery on a school teacher, disrupting a public school, criminal trespass and theft by taking in connection with the alleged attack on teacher.
Sequita Thornton was charged with battery on a teacher and disrupting a public school.
Williams told WSB-TV Channel 2 that the teenager was failing her TV Production class. The teacher claims Georgia Thornton visited the school to complain about the girl’s treatment and attacked her during the meeting, knocking her to the ground, kicking and punching her and pulling her hair. Williams claims Sequita Thornton joined the attack.
“And then she threw the book back and just took me like this and then started flinging me everywhere,” said Williams.
Williams said eventually two of her students stepped in and stopped the attack.
“It was so scary and it took administration over ten minutes to come to my classroom to assist me,” said Williams.
Williams, who is still recupirating from the injuries that she sustained during the attack said she is afraid to return to the classroom once her injuries have healed.
Sequita Thornton has been allowed to attend classes again.
Williams said she is unhappy to now be on workers comp and she’s only receiving two-thirds of her salary.
She also told Channel 2 during a recent interview that she wasn’t offered counseling and the school hasn’t responded to her request for a transfer.
Officials for the Atlanta Public School System said attacks on teachers are rare and they are investigating the attack on Williams.
School system spokesperson Joe Manguno said they are doing everything they can to help Williams through this period. He said the safety and security of students and staff are very important to the district.
There was no word on whether or not this school has an on site school resource officer or how the mother came to be in the classroom.
Police have charged the mother of the student, Georgia Thornton, 44, and her 17-year-old daughter Sequita with attacking Felecia Williams, a teacher at Southside High School on February 28.
The official charges against the mother include battery on a school teacher, disrupting a public school, criminal trespass and theft by taking in connection with the alleged attack on teacher.
Sequita Thornton was charged with battery on a teacher and disrupting a public school.
Williams told WSB-TV Channel 2 that the teenager was failing her TV Production class. The teacher claims Georgia Thornton visited the school to complain about the girl’s treatment and attacked her during the meeting, knocking her to the ground, kicking and punching her and pulling her hair. Williams claims Sequita Thornton joined the attack.
“And then she threw the book back and just took me like this and then started flinging me everywhere,” said Williams.
Williams said eventually two of her students stepped in and stopped the attack.
“It was so scary and it took administration over ten minutes to come to my classroom to assist me,” said Williams.
Williams, who is still recupirating from the injuries that she sustained during the attack said she is afraid to return to the classroom once her injuries have healed.
Sequita Thornton has been allowed to attend classes again.
Williams said she is unhappy to now be on workers comp and she’s only receiving two-thirds of her salary.
She also told Channel 2 during a recent interview that she wasn’t offered counseling and the school hasn’t responded to her request for a transfer.
Officials for the Atlanta Public School System said attacks on teachers are rare and they are investigating the attack on Williams.
School system spokesperson Joe Manguno said they are doing everything they can to help Williams through this period. He said the safety and security of students and staff are very important to the district.
There was no word on whether or not this school has an on site school resource officer or how the mother came to be in the classroom.
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