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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A pair of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools parents are outraged after seeing a recent video that appears to show their child being physically and verbally assaulted by an Ashley Park Elementary School teacher.
Now, those parents are speaking out.
In an interview with WBTV, they said what the video shows is simply unacceptable in any setting, but especially at school, where they said kids are supposed to feel safe.
The parents claim that their 11-year-old son was shoved on Tuesday afternoon, but they weren’t aware of the video until yesterday.
At one point in the video, the teacher can be heard asking the student if “men in your family put their hands on women,” and does “your dad beat your mom?” His parents said that part of the video was especially hurtful to watch.
CMS has confirmed that the teacher in question has been suspended with pay, but his parents question if any action would have been taken if not for the video being shared.