A teacher in Long Island, New York was pummeled by an angry mother and her daughter (the teacher’s student) this past Wednesday.
Catherine Engelhardt of Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School was knocked unconscious by Annika McKenzie, who had managed to push her way through school security to get to the teacher.
“It’s not like I thought a parent would do something, but I knew something violent was going to happen,” Engelhardt said from her home after the attack.
McKenzie was angry about an incident earlier in the day in which she claimed the teacher grabbed her 12-year-old daughter.
The teacher called security when McKenzie confronted her, and the mom allegedly went ballistic.
She allegedly put the teacher in a chokehold, shoved her into a wall and decked her, Channel 7 said.
Then some kids, including McKenzie’s daughter and 14-year-old niece, allegedly started kicking the teacher, the report said.
Engelhardt was taken to Winthrop University Hospital and later released.
McKenzie was arrested and charged with felony strangulation and assault.
My goodness, the teacher took hold of a misbehaving student in the hallway? Definitely grounds for severe beating. (/sarcasm)
Engelhardt added, “I’ve warned them time and again that the children have no respect for adults. Yes, I fear for my safety. They can’t control the kids.”
Unfortunately, these days, that’s too often the case.
Here’s a local news report:
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