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Teacher Safety : Parental Violence Towards Teachers Irate Parent Arrested For Causing a Disturbance After Learning of Son's Suspension - by Kevin Kerrigan
Parent is arrested due to misconduct and what we call "display behavior", which is non-violent but threatening. Excerpt: During a discussion with the Vice Principal about the suspension, Officer Guzman reports that the parent became irate and "yelled at the Vice Principal" and "slammed a school backpack on the desk of the Vice Principal." The parent then left the Vice Principal's Office while continuing to yell at him. And on the way out, the parent kicked the Vice Principal's door, twice, damaging it, says Officer Guzman. new (Views So Far 72 )

Parent confronts principal, arrested - by KOIN
A 25-year-old parent was arrested at York Elementary School in Vancouver Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening the principal. Ciera Davis forced her way into the principal's office at the school, 9301 NE 152nd Ave., around 9 a.m., Clark County authorities said, and began making threats. new (Views So Far 71 )

Confrontation With Football Coach Ends In Parent's Arrest - by Mike Phillips
"After talking with the arresting officer, as well as a few who were on the scene at the time of the incident, I have gathered the following information: A parent came onto our practice field during practice this afternoon and confronted Coach Fabrizio, accusing him of striking or grabbing her child. This information was given to the parent from her son. The confrontation occurred in front of players, coaches, and bystanders," Dowling said. "Coach Fabrizio did not put his hands on the player in question. This was confirmed by the police officer, after his interview with several who were there at the time of the alleged incident. "Several attempts to calm the parent down (as well as to ask the parent to leave the field) proved ineffective. After the parent struck Coach Fabrizio in the face with a finger, the police were called, and the parent was arrested for disorderly conduct." new (Views So Far 65 )

Parent arrested in principal's office dispute in Vancouver | HeraldNet.com - Northwest - by AP
A Clark County sheriff's officer says a deputy who responded to a reported disturbance in the principal's office at a Vancouver-area elementary school wound up arresting a parent. Evergreen Public Schools says York Elementary was briefly placed on lockdown during the Tuesday morning dispute. Sgt. Fred Neiman says school staff called 911 to report that an irate parent had forced her way into the principal's office and was threatening the principal. Neiman said Ciera Davis, 25, was arrested for investigation of fourth-degree assault and booked into jail. new (Views So Far 60 )

Irate parent is arrested at school - by NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES
This ones a bit weird, and a bit old: Excerpt: An angry parent who last week filed a civil rights complaint against Durham Public Schools left Shepard Middle School in handcuffs Friday, escorted by two Durham police officers after refusing to leave the school where she had been visiting a son. School board member Jackie Wagstaff narrowly missed being arrested herself, leaving the school as police waited to hear from their attorneys about whether school board members can be charged with trespassing on school property. new (Views So Far 57 )

Irate parent at junior high school arrested | New Orleans - by WDSU
A woman escorted off of a Terrebone Parish school campus on Tuesday for a profanity-laced outburst was arrested when investigators later determined she had committed battery on two teachers inside the building. new (Views So Far 73 )

Angry parent accused of threatening to kill Lisle volleyball coach - by Josh Stockinger
After his daughter was benched at a regional match, a Lisle man threatened to kill a high school volleyball coach and rape the man's family members, prosecutors said Monday. John Kasik, 61, also is accused of battering Lisle High School Athletic Director Dan Dillard during a confrontation at school offices. Police arrested Kasik at his home on the 4400 block of Arbor View Drive on Friday. He was charged with felony telephone harassment and misdemeanor counts of battery and disorderly conduct. Authorities said Kasik's temper flared after his daughter was pulled from a volleyball match that her team lost on Thursday. Afterward, he followed Dillard's vehicle, pulled up next to him and began shouting about the game, said DuPage County State's Attorney Bob Berlin. new (Views So Far 80 )

Incident at elementary school, parent arrested after chase - by Don Lee
A woman is under arrest Thursday afternoon following an incident at the Eureka Springs Elementary School. According to sources at the school, an irate mother who is under court order to stay away from her child attempted to enter the school. When confronted by the school counselor and secretary, the woman became hysterical. She attacked the front door and window with a baseball bat, breaking the window. However, the bulletproof doors prevented further damage. The woman fled the scene and was arrested by police in Berryville. The school went into immediate lockdown during the incident. The lockdown "went beautifully," according to sources at the school, who credited the school's safety plan. new (Views So Far 77 )

Mother Arrested After Biting Principal For Suspending Son | - by JONATHAN TURLEY
Aleyda Uceta, 30, has been arrested after she allegedly punched and bite Principal Rudolph Moseley Jr. of Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, Rhode Island. Moseley had just informed her that her 11-year-old son would be suspended for refusing to go to a room for misbehaving children. Uceta has been charged with assault on school officials, assault on police officers and resisting arrest. new (Views So Far 109 )

Mesa dad arrested in classroom argument with teacher - by Astrid Verdugo
A Mesa man was arrested Sept. 10 after he entered Emerson Elementary School without permission and confronted a kindergarten teacher in an angry exchange in front of her classroom, a court document states. Aaron Jermaine Byrd, 40, the father of an Emerson student, eluded personnel in the school's front office and barged into the classroom as the teacher tried locking him out, police said. The teacher had previous encounters with Byrd and some of the other school personnel told police they feared him, the document says. Byrd pushed the teacher to get into the classroom and "hovered over her" with clenched fists while children and another teacher watched in horror, the report says. Police reported that the teacher expressed fear that Byrd's behavior has escalated from verbal to physical violence and two teachers said they've been maintaining a log of Byrd's conduct when he drops his kids off at school, the document says. new (Views So Far 63 )

Angry parent creates fake p!rno site in asst. principal's name - WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports - by Elizabeth Erwin
A Gilbert school administrator missed out on a big job opportunity because a disgruntled parent created a fake porn website in his name. It all started at a Gilbert Elementary school where Robert Esparza's child was a student. According to court records, the assistant principal took away his iPod, and the dad got mad. Esparza went online and created a fake profile in the assistant principal's name. It was on a pornographic web site, complete with pictures of the assistant principal from the school's web site and some sexually explicit photos Esparza found on Craigslist. Court documents show Esparza also posted sexually explicit comments on the page and linked pornographic videos to the site. new (Views So Far 76 )