Search
Home

WATCH: Public School Teacher Charged With Felony After Brutal Assault On Student Caught On Video

Editor

Think back to your days in middle school, or better yet, think about high school. Those days when you would have a substitute teacher could either be good or bad depending on who the teacher was, am I right?

You know that there were some that you just hoped weren't going to be the substitute. If you thought your teachers were bad, you haven't seen anything yet.

32-year-old substitute teacher, Tiffani Shadell Lankford was caught on video physically fighting a 16-year-old female student, even punching her in the face.

Lankford was fired right away and Principal Karen Zuniga released the following statement about the matter

“As a family, we share both the good news and bad news together. Today, I have to tell you about an incident that is disconcerting.

“This afternoon, we fired one of our guest teachers for hitting and fighting with a student. Under no circumstance is that behavior tolerated at Lehman High School or in Hays CISD. Additionally, the former employee was arrested by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and faces potential criminal charges. Her actions will also be reported to the Texas Education Agency.

“We take the safety and security of our students seriously. We took swift action when this incident occurred and will do everything necessary to protect our students.”

Here's a look from another angle and from just a few seconds earlier.

In a second statement on Friday night, the district said that during the incident, classmates of the girl alerted other adults on campus and the substitute was immediately removed from the classroom and questioned by school resource officer law enforcement agents.

“Under no circumstance is that behavior tolerated at Lehman High School or in Hays CISD,” said Lehman Principal Karen Zuniga. “We take the safety and security of our students seriously. We took swift action when this incident occurred and will do everything necessary to protect our students.” In addition to firing the substitute teacher, the district will also report the incident to the Texas Education Agency and cooperate with law enforcement investigators.

According to Hays CISD, Lankford had worked for the district since Aug. 30, when she underwent orientation training. The district says her first job in the classroom was on Sept. 13 and worked in a classroom a total of 18 times. (KXAN)