Georgia Teacher Hospitalized & ‘Unable To Walk’ After High School Student Brutally Attacks Her On Camera

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A Georgia instructor has a protracted street of restoration forward of her after changing into sufferer to a brutal assault — BY A STUDENT! 

In stunning video footage that has since gone viral throughout a number of social media platforms, Tiwana Turner, a very long time educator, was violently attacked by a ninth-grade pupil at Heritage Excessive College in Rockdale County, Georgia. The incident, which occurred final Thursday, occurred whereas Ms. Turner was “protecting one other class in lieu of her co-worker’s absence,” in keeping with her GoFundMe:

“When Ms. Turner tried to redirect the off-task conduct of one of many college students, the scholar proceeded to bodily assault her. In the course of the assault, Ms. Turner was thrown to the bottom and sustained a number of accidents.”

In the course of the assault, which started within the classroom after which made its method out into the hallway, Ms. Turner might be seen placing up her arms to guard herself, however the relentless pupil continued to punch her, and pull her to the bottom by her hair. Finally, the assault was stopped after the ninth grader was pulled from the veteran English Language Arts instructor. The unnamed pupil was arrested and charged with aggravated battery the identical day, in keeping with the Atlanta Journal-Structure.

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Within the days for the reason that stunning incident, Ms. Turner has been hospitalized, “with knee and leg accidents, and is unable to stroll,” in keeping with her GoFundMe. It’s stated that, “she is not going to be returning to work anytime quickly, and he or she would require in depth rehabilitation and remedy.” The GoFundMe, which you’ll go to HERE, goals to assist with the monetary stress from her hospital keep, in addition to mobility lodging:

“Whereas she has helped so many college students and households throughout her 27 years in training, she is now in want of assist and help.”

Verdaillia Turner, president of the Georgia Federation of Academics, informed Fox 5 Atlanta Thursday she is angered by the occasion, and believes pupil violence is contributing to a nationwide educating scarcity:

“College students are uncontrolled…there is no such thing as a excuse for the violence…there is no such thing as a excuse for kids who’re coming into our faculty day by day and wreaking havoc so different college students can’t study. After we search the net and simply Google ‘pupil assaults on academics,’ we’ll see quite a few assaults throughout the nation and that is driving academics out of the classroom. The primary downside within the classroom to attracting and retaining academics occurs to be the setting and proper beneath that — once we discuss setting — self-discipline issues.”

She added that she believes the scholar and her mother and father needs to be held accountable for her violent outburst, noting:

“We’re in a state of emergency…on this nation, on this metropolis, on this state we’re in a state of emergency…and proper now we want zero tolerance.”

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In a Thursday assertion to the identical outlet, Rockdale County Public Faculties added:

“RCPS doesn’t tolerate pupil violence in the direction of any workers members. College students who hurt different college students or workers might be disciplined in keeping with our Pupil Self-discipline Code of Conduct and might be appropriately charged by legislation enforcement.”

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As of now, it’s unclear what kind of disciplinary actions might be taken in opposition to the scholar. Our ideas are with Ms. Turner as she continues to get better. Share your assist within the feedback down beneath.

[Images via Tiwana Turner/Facebook & Jean Cannon/GoFundMe]