First published at 17:45 UTC on February 3rd, 2019.
Colin Flaherty (Author of Don't Make the Black Kids Angry) Commentary News Video "Hazelwood East student slaps teacher on video, school district investigating" black students attack white teachers crime violence and hostility
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Colin Flaherty (Author of Don't Make the Black Kids Angry) Commentary News Video "Hazelwood East student slaps teacher on video, school district investigating" black students attack white teachers crime violence and hostility
NORTH ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- The Hazelwood School District is investigating an apparent assault of a teacher by a student that was caught on camera Friday morning at Hazelwood East High School.
Parents and grandparents who were picking up students after school were concerned to hear the news.
"It's uh, something that's really disturbing,” said Jay Thompson whose grandson is a student at the high school.
St. Louis County police said they took a 16-year-old student into custody shortly before 7 a.m. Friday before turning him over to Family Services.
In a video recorded on a cellphone, the student walks up to the teacher who is sitting at the desk in front of the room. According to school officials, the teacher made a phone call in an attempt to de-escalate the situation.
"The teacher tried to reach out to the parent but was unsuccessful. The parent was at work and could not deal with the situation at that time. So the student continued to escalate,” said Kimberly McKenzie with the Hazelwood School District.
In the video, the student could be seen moving closer to the teacher and slapping her with his left hand. He then walked to the doorway and tried to punch a school safety officer who had just arrived.
https://www.kmov.com/news/hazelwood-east-student-slaps-teacher-on-video-school-district-investigating/article_1059b132-266a-11e9-b5ec-f3cbd4d0eced.html
Andrew McMunn, Digital Content Producer
Updated 5 hrs ago | Posted on Feb 1, 2019
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