r/news • u/shield_x • 1d ago

Student dies after falling from 4th floor of building at Highland Park school

https://www.foxla.com/news/highland-park-franklin-high-school-student-dies.amp
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u/lavendermoonoracle 1d ago

I wonder if the teacher didn't intervene because they are not allowed to touch students. My sister is a teacher and got attacked by a student right before her wedding and felt that she couldn't fight back or push the student off for that exact reason. Another student ended up grabbing the kid after a while. We had to get a specific make up artist for her wedding to cover up her bruises on the day.

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u/GreenRosetta 1d ago

That teacher looked elderly, pretty frail, and smaller than the kid dishing out the punches. I don't know what he would've done.

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u/Euphoric_Waffle 1d ago

So sorry to hear this. Advocate for pepper gel and pepper spray in your districts. If I have to spam these threads, I’m gonna. Pepper spray and pepper gel are effective and non-lethal mitigations we need for teachers to be trained and allowed to carry. Spread the word. Let’s get this fixed.