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A Normandy High School student will potentially face criminal charges after a fight between a student and an elderly teacher was caught on camera. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, outside a Normandy High School classroom in Missouri.
The video shared on multiple social media platforms, including Neighborhood Talk on Instagram, showed a 65-year-old teacher identified as Sheryl Rogers getting repeatedly pummeled by a student after the teacher allegedly prevented the student from accessing anti-seizure medication.
Neighborhood Talk, citing witnesses at the scene, wrote that the student was attempting to get her seizure medication from a locker when Rogers allegedly told her to wait. The student who refused to comply allegedly pushed past the teacher, prompting her to approach the student.
While it is unknown how the incident escalated to a physical altercation, the video showed the student and the teacher struggling with a bag in a locker hallway. As the duo engaged in physical combat on the floor, multiple people intervened to break up the fight.
As the student and teacher were escorted away, the former began to have a seizure and the staff tried to assist her through the medical emergency. In the wake of the incident, the Normandy High School student fight video went viral online, triggering a wave of outrage from people, who came out in support of the student. A social media user wrote:
"She literally had to fight for her life.”
Normandy High School fight video sparks divisive reactions online
The Normandy High School fight video has triggered a wave of backlash online. In response to the incident, several people came out in support of the student, who was seen lying on the ground, having a seizure after she was escorted away from the fight.
A social media user somone opined:
“But refusing somebody seizure meds and then proceeding to have a seizure afterwards gotta be an attempted murder charge.”
Another netizen concurred with the opinion and criticized the teacher for putting a student in a seemingly life-threatening situation. MScat 215 said:
“Disgusting to put that child in a situation where she had to fight especially for life-saving medication.”
However, a few social media users stated that a refusal was no excuse to get violent. Multiple netizens stated that the student should have gone to the school nurse, who should have owned the child’s prescribed medication.
Normandy High School is investigating the fight between a student and a teacher
Meanwhile, in a statement, the school said that they are investigating the incident and assisting the police with their investigation.
“The administration is taking this matter seriously and is fully cooperating with local law enforcement. Additionally, we have launched an internal investigation to gather all the necessary facts surrounding the incident, and appropriate actions will be taken based on the findings of these investigations.”
Greg Stanton, another teacher and Sheryl's spouse informed KSDK that Sheryl Rogers reported to the police that the incident took place after the student who had left class came back to get her book bag. When Rogers asked the student to wait, the student allegedly pushed past the teacher to grab her bookbag and attacked her.
KSDK, citing police, reported that the student will probably face criminal charges, which will be sought through the St. Louis County Juvenile Courts.
