Parent Attacks Teacher Over School Mask Mandate: ‘Emotions Are Really High Right Now’

SUTTER CREEK, Calif. (CBS Sacramento) – A California simple schoolhouse teacher is successful the infirmary aft being attacked by a genitor implicit the school’s disguise mandates.

Violence erupted Wednesday astatine Sutter Creek Elementary School. District leaders accidental they’re disappointed that this is however the schoolhouse twelvemonth started. “This has ne'er happened successful our community,” Amador County Unified District Superintendent Dr. Torie Gibson told KOVR-TV successful Sacramento.

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“Emotions are truly precocious close now,” Dr. Gibson said.

A territory dada came backmost to field aft picking up his girl and confronted the schoolhouse principal. He was aggravated his girl was forced to deterioration a disguise inside. When a 6th-grade teacher tried to intervene, the statement rapidly turned physical.

“It’s perfectly evident the voices that are precise beardown astir not wearing masks astatine school,” said Dr. Gibson.

The 6th-grade teacher was near bleeding with bruises and cuts to his caput and face. He’s conscionable retired of the infirmary and contiguous is backmost astatine school. “I deliberation it’s truly bittersweet that parents are really stooping to that level,” said 1 territory parent, Kristie.

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Dr. Gibson sent a missive location yesterday to the full territory astir the attack, expressing her disappointment and acknowledging the disorder and part successful the county. But parents KOVR spoke with who don’t hold with the argumentation inactive said they would bash thing to support their kids successful the classroom.

“It’s a schoolhouse requirement, they necessitate it,” 1 genitor said.

“Put your disguise on, instrumentality attraction of 1 another,” added Renee, a territory grandmother.

Dr. Gibson said this apt won’t beryllium the past on-campus incidental implicit disguise policies. “I expect much of this happening crossed the state, particularly successful agrarian areas wherever this is conscionable specified a division,” she said.

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Sutter Creek constabulary accidental they are investigating and volition crook implicit their probe to the District Attorney. It’s not confirmed whether that genitor was arrested oregon is facing immoderate charges.