At least in my state, there are special penalties for assaulting a teacher now. That's because there were several instances of assault against a teacher, and the state was beginning to lose teachers in part for that reason.
I am having a hard time seeing where the deadly assault comes in.
The only person who said the student was charged with "deadly" assault was his uncle. The prosecutor said they hadn't decided what to charge the student with.
The student's actions do appear to be assault, if the story is correct.
- Law.
- An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another.
- The act or an instance of unlawfully threatening or attempting to injure another.
I'm wondering if the teacher had a stress reaction to the situation, rather than an allergic reaction to the medication as the boy's family said.
Also wondering why the kid is not out on bail.
Apparently some bureaucratic snafu, related to the criminal justice system, not the school, in which the hearing couldn't be held before the 3 day weekend.
While that seems justified, either for the protection of the teachers or, less worthwhile, for the protection of the state's ability to hire them, there is not much chance that we can keep our liberties once it is accepted that we are not all equal before the law.
"The student's actions do appear to be assault, if the story is correct."
I would hope that the state will have to prove that the kid was posing a serious threat.
If they jailed every teenager that made a threatening gesture or remark, I'd guess half the student populations would be incarcerated. IMO, confinement would require something on a higher level than that. Guess we'll see, if there is a follow up article, what really happened.
Funny, for years, public schools have had the reputation of places where teacher haven't had authority to discipline disruptive students. I wonder if change is coming, and if so, is it motivated by common sense or by political correctness.