Parent Assaults Teacher

An irate parent stormed into the classroom recently and slammed a teacher against the wall. The teacher was treated for cuts and bruises at a local medical facility, and returned to the classroom the next day. The parent was arrested for assault and the child has been transferred to another facility at the family's request.

Aides witnessed the assault, subdued the irate parent, and called for medical help. One of the aides said that the parent had been calling the school and e-mailing the director for weeks. The parent had become increasingly upset about a change in her child's placement at the school. The school director thought that the parent had accepted the new plan and was encouraged when she planned to volunteer in the classroom on that day.

Staff are working with the other students and parents to address their concerns and deal with the other students' feelings about witnessing the event. "Parents will be attending a meeting later this week to discuss the incident and review our violence prevention and response plan to allay any concerns over their students' future safety," the director said. "We are all very sorry that the incident occurred, we applaud our dedicated teacher's immediate return to the classroom, and we want to make sure that the transferred student is placed in the best situation for all concerned," the director added.