A New Risk for Teachers
Here's a bizarre story involving teachers at two schools in my neighborhood:
A North Dallas High School teacher was arrested and placed on paid administrative leave after an attack last week on a middle school teacher in front of students.
Paulette Baines was charged with assault with bodily injury in connection with the beating Friday, Dallas County Jail records show. Ms. Baines, 45, was released from jail early Saturday after posting $2,500 bail, a jail official said.
She could not be reached for comment. A man who answered the telephone at her home and said he was her husband said they had no comment.
Mary Oliver, a teacher at William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted, said she suffered several injuries, including bruises to her face, a concussion and two broken ribs. Ms. Oliver, 45, who teaches seventh-grade science, was recovering from her injuries at home Sunday.
The reason for the attack: Ms. Oliver had told Ms. Baines's daughter and other students that they weren't supposed to be at their lockers during class.