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Substitute teacher fired after 'encouraging students to fight each other'

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Updated 09:38 17 Apr 2023 GMT+1Published 09:10 17 Apr 2023 GMT+1

Substitute teacher fired after 'encouraging students to fight each other'

The teacher's actions prompted an 'immediate investigation', the Mesquite Independent School District said.

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

A substitute teacher was fired after she 'encouraged students to fight each other during class'.

Kimbrough Middle School discovered a video showing the north Texas teacher instigate in-class fights, which prompted an 'immediate investigation', according to the Mesquite Independent School District.

The unidentified substitute has been working for the district since March 6 and was fired on Thursday.

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Police have been referred to 'pursue possible criminal charges'.

“Our investigation revealed that this substitute teacher encouraged students to fight each other during class, outlined rules for the students to follow and even instructed a student to monitor the classroom door while the fights took place,” the district statement read.

Beatriz Martinez, whose daughter recorded the incident, was 'devastated' by the clip.

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She told the local NBC affiliate: "I was like, I couldn't watch the full video.

"I had to stop it multiple times because I didn't think it was real. I was like, this must be a prank.

"This is not real.

"Who in their right mind? Because I trust my child to go to school, but I also trust the staff to keep my kids safe.

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"And then this lady, she just is actually making them fight."

The mum said her daughter 'saved by the bell' and wasn't called out to fight.

Kimbrough Middle School discovered a video showing the north Texas teacher instigate in-class fights, which prompted an 'immediate investigation'.
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The district said that on Thursday, 'campus administrators personally contacted all parents of the students in the class by phone to inform them of the situation and the school's swift response'.

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"As educators, our hearts are heavy knowing that an individual entrusted with the supervision and care of our students could behave in this manner, and we share the disgust that the families of students in this class must feel," the district said.

Footage filmed by a student shows desks pushed into a 'fight ring'.
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"MISD referred this matter to Mesquite Police to pursue possible criminal charges resulting from this former substitute's reckless and irresponsible actions."

A spokesperson for the Mesquite Police Department said 'no arrest has been made, but the case is still actively being investigated'.

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UNILAD has contacted Kimbrough Middle School, Mesquite Independent School District and Mesquite Police Department for additional comment.

A substitute teacher was fired after she 'encouraged students to fight each other during class'.
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Similarly, last month, a Florida sixth grade teacher was arrested and charged after students reported a Fight Club-style brawl system was operating in her classroom.

Angel Drew Footman has been accused of facilitating fights between students on March 22 and 23 and giving the competitors certain rules they had to abide by.

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The fight was only allowed to last for 30 seconds and students were reportedly told not to film the battle with their phones.

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Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish has an MA in Multimedia Journalism and is passionate about delivering sarcastic/mildly amusing content. After studying business at undergrad, Anish realised that he’d much prefer getting paid to rant about a topic, rather than to find a solution to it. Apart from that, he loves the ‘Four F’s’, as he calls it - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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