KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Tivoli Gardens High School student accused of assaulting a 56-year-old teacher will return to court on September 7, 2022, for mention.

The 16-year-old, who is charged with assault occasioning bodily harm, had his bail extended when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Family Court downtown Kingston on Tuesday.

The teen was charged after he and the senior teacher got into a fight. A video of the altercation went viral on social media.

Allegations are that the teacher was conducting her class when the accused student entered and began behaving boisterously. It is alleged that the teacher asked him to leave but he refused.

This led to a physical confrontation causing bruises and swelling to the teacher’s face, upper body, and breast. The teen was later charged.

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In the viral video, the student is seen pushing the teacher in front of the chalkboard. The teacher takes up a desk which is taken from her and thrown aside by the student.

Amidst laughing and cheering from other students in the classroom, the teacher and the student drape each other. This was when several other male students intervened and attempted to part the two.

One of the male students who parted the fight was heard telling the one who draped the teacher to let her go. Another went behind him and attempted to pull him away. The video ended at this point.

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