A New Jersey father who was caught on video entering a high school classroom and confronting a student for bothering his daughter now faces multiple charges, including threatening a student and assaulting another student. facing.
What are the details?
Cellphone video shows a parent who was supposed to be picking up their child Monday entering a classroom at Paulsboro High School and confronting the student. WTXF-TV reported.
The parent is identified in the criminal complaint as Aaron Thomas of Gibbstown, the department said.
According to WTXF, the video shows Thomas exchanging words with the student, complaining that the student is bothering his daughter.
Immediately afterward, an adult was seen attempting to intervene and calm the situation, but the situation escalated again when Thomas began arguing with another student, the station said. The video shows Thomas placing his hand on his second student.
According to WXTF, Thomas was charged with multiple charges including entering an unauthorized area of the school, threatening to hit a student knocking him out, and assault for allegedly grabbing a student by the arm and punching him in the face. He is said to have been indicted.
According to the department, the Paulsboro Public School District released the following statement regarding the incident: “The safety and security of our staff and students is our top priority. This unfortunate situation is an important step in our efforts to further strengthen the district’s education. It gives us an opportunity to reflect on and analyze our current practices and safety and security procedures to ensure our schools are safe places for all students and staff. ”
WTXF said no one was at Thomas’ home Wednesday afternoon, but a woman drove up to the house and told the station she lived there. WTXF, who did not want to be identified, said the family is working with a lawyer and would ultimately speak to the family.
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The mother of a second grade student speaks out.
Faith Bagbee, the mother of the second student in the video, told WTXF: another story She was “distraught” about the situation.
Bagby told police that his son was standing up for the student who confronted Thomas.
“He was saying to the boy in front of the man, “You don’t have to say anything, don’t say anything.” The man must not have liked that at the time, and he It jumped in my face,” she told WTXF. “So he had nothing to do with it at all. He was just an innocent bystander protecting his classmates.”
Ms. Bagby also noticed that the adults in the classroom were clearly trying to calm Thomas down.
“Why wasn’t he taken out of that classroom?” she asked the station. “You have your hand on his back as if to pat him on the back, but it doesn’t look like you’re trying to take him out.”
Jennifer Bagbee, the student’s aunt, expressed her anger to WTXF.
“I’m angry at the school, I’m angry at the administration, I’m angry at security,” she told police. “I’ve been to a lot of basketball games and they attack the kids. You can’t even stand on the court without the kids attacking you. But when the adults come to the school and act out, no one I don’t even know what to do.” ”
WTXF said Faith Bagbee conveyed the message to Thomas: “You were wrong, everything was wrong.”
Paulsboro High School father confronts classmate, mother is fed up after son runs a feveryoutube.be
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