A Pittsburgh mother allegedly followed her daughter’s teacher, hit her with a brick, dragged her out of her car, and beat her over a discussion about the child’s cellphone.
The incident happened in Pittsburgh. The child’s mother, 29-year-old Dai’Shonta Williams, is facing charges in connection with the attack on the brick. The teacher, Janice Watkins, took the phone away from the 4th-grade girl because the school district has a policy against having cell phones in class.
The girl’s mother was then called to the school and during the meeting, the girl claimed that Watkins choked her. Her mother then allegedly said she was “going to get even.”
Williams and her boyfriend are accused of following the teacher as she was leaving the school. According to reports, Watkins was heading to a clinic to check out the bite wound. The teacher was stopped at an intersection when Williams got out of a vehicle and threw a brick at the teacher, hitting her in the face, before beating her.
Watkins suffered injuries to her face and lost a tooth. The incident occurred near the intersection of the West End Bridge and Route 65.
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When police found Williams after the assault, she told them that after she left the school, she went to a police station with her boyfriend to file a complaint against Watkins for allegedly choking her daughter.
Williams then confessed to following Watkins from the school and punching her in the street.
“I ain’t gonna lie, I did it,” she said, according to KDKA.
Williams denies throwing a brick at Watkins.
The president of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Nina Exposito-Visgitis, released a statement condemning the assault and said no teacher should ever have to face this situation.
“Words are not enough to express my horror about the brutal attack on one of our own yesterday,” she said in the statement, according to WTAE. “Appalled, incensed and enraged are a few of the emotions I am feeling right now.”
Williams remains in jail on a $50,000 bond.
In a plea deal, Williams pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and conspiracy. Her boyfriend, Vincent Beasley also pleaded guilty to similar charges.
Williams faces a minimum of two years in prison.
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Sources: OpposingViews, KDKA, WTAE