A North Carolina high school student is facing charges for slapping his teacher multiple times during a classroom rant that went viral earlier this week. The incident occurred at Parkland High School in Winston-Salem, where the student went up to the teacher and slapped her, sending her hair flying all over her face, a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, showed. The teacher, however, appeared unfazed by the slap as the student continued his outburst in front of the entire class.
“Do you think that affected me anyway,” the teacher said, after which the student menacingly approached the teacher, asking, "Want me to hit you again?"
"I don't want it," the teacher replied before being slapped again on the other side of her face, causing the teacher's glasses to fall off her face, reported the NY Post.
The student continued, "The f**k's wrong with you, what you gonna do, still sit in that chair 'cause you a b*tch. Ain't nobody even coming, you got slapped. B*tch go back to teaching."
Noel Keener, the principal of Parkland High School, addressed families in a statement, saying the student seen in the video would face disciplinary action in accordance with district policies and procedures. "The student may also face criminal charges. Please know this video is not reflective of our expectations of students at Parkland High School. We are working with district staff to address this immediately and ensure behaviour like this is not tolerated in our school and district," the statement further read.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Tricia McManus said that this behaviour will not be tolerated, adding at no time was it acceptable for students to put their hands on a teacher in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. "My focus now is on making sure that our teacher is taken care of and has the support needed to navigate through the lasting effects of this incident," McManus said.