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Caroline Lee, 60, a teacher at Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts in Jacksonville, was arrested Friday on accusations she hit a student in the face in her classroom.
“The post also showed a response from Lee where she explained the use of the word was in the context of the bookOf Mice and Men, the report states.
Video footage showed Lee leaving her class that morning to go to the student’s class. A minute later, Lee is seen walking ahead of the student “at an aggressive pace,” back to her classroom, the report states.
A few minutes later, the student is seen leaving the classroom “holding her facial area around the front of her face,” the report states.
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The student later told police that while the two were inside Lee’s classroom, Lee accused the student of threatening her. When the student said she hadn’t, Lee “reached across the table and struck her on her face with the heel of her palm,” according to the report.
The student “stated she grabbed her nose because it started bleeding after she was struck,” the report states.
The student said “Lee then began repeatedly calling her a ‘f****** b****’ as she landed several more strikes on the top of head.” The student “stated she began trying to hold both of Lee’s arms to keep from being struck and Lee kicked her on her lower leg.”
According to the report, Lee “then opened the rear door of the classroom and demanded she ‘get out.'”
The student told police she immediately went to the guidance office.
Lee told police that she “interpreted” the Instagram comment “as a threat to kill her” and felt she “needed to speak with [the student],” the report states.
According to the report, she said she was not afraid of the student and didn’t think it was necessary to report the threat.
Lee denied that she harmed the student and “could not explain the bloody nose that [the student] sustained,” the report states.
Lee’s attorney, David Robbins, tells PEOPLE Lee has not officially been charged yet. He says Lee did not strike the child, and, citing the ongoing investigation, says he is “very hopeful and confident that … there will be no charge filed against Caroline Lee.”
A court hearing is scheduled for Nov. 22,News4Jaxreports.
source: people.com
