Georgia Mother Accuses High School Teacher Of Hitting Her Son

A Gwinnett County teacher was caught on camera slapping a male student, and now his mother wants answers.

The mother has accused the substitute teacher of South Gwinnett High School of hitting her son and says the incident was caught on camera. Apparently, there was a disagreement between the sub and another student, but her son was hit.

Atlanta’s FOX 5 obtained the cell phone video.

“It was very shocking and upsetting as well,” said Octavia Leggett, adding that her tenth-grade son was talking to classmates during some free time when the teacher slapped him.

“He was actually sitting down at his desk when she hit him,” Leggett said. “He’s a bit shaken up.”

She also said the teacher hit him across the face and chest. But the district says they received a report that the boy was
slapped on the shoulder.

“When I say she put her might behind it-she put her might behind the lick,” the mother said.

“I send my son out here hoping the best interest is going to happen, and he’s going to be protected,” she said.

The mother claims the school never called her or her child’s father. She found out about the incident from her son’s peers.

When she met with the principal about the issue, she didn’t get the answer she needed. “She kept repeating she was going to get something done, but at the same time, it seems like they were trying to protect the teacher more than they were trying to protect us,” she said. “This should be an atmosphere where students should come and learn and have fun with their peers. the last thing they should be having to worry about is a teacher attacking.”