Antioch High School Tennessee TN Student Pepper Sprays Teacher

On Reddit, a video of a high school teacher in Antioch, Tennessee being pepper sprayed twice by a student has gone viral since May 5, 2023. According to the post, the teacher took away the student’s phone while she was texting and googling answers for schoolwork, leading the student to pepper spray the teacher. This is not the first time a student has physically hurt a teacher at Antioch High School; two months prior, the same teacher was hit in the face after taking a different student’s phone away for cheating. A Reddit user named @Lazy_Mouse3803 uploaded the video, noting that incidents like this were common at the school.

Girl pepper sprays teacher because he took her phone from her in Antioch TN. This same teacher two months ago got punched in the face by a different student for taking a kids phone cheating on a test with it.
by u/Lazy_Mouse3803 in PublicFreakout

The student involved in the incident is reportedly an adult based on the exchange in the post. Many outraged internet users called her actions a “straight-up assault” on the teacher, and expressed concern for the treatment of teachers at Antioch High School. Some discussed possible ways to support instructors while also limiting the use of phones in the classroom. Others raised questions about whether the student was allowed to bring pepper spray to school, and whether she was mature enough to handle its use responsibly.

While not fatal, pepper spray can be harmful. It is marketed as an aerosol for self-defense and contains capsaicin, an inflammatory compound found in chili peppers, in an oil form. According to Medical News Today, capsaicin can cause burning, pain, and tearing in the eyes, as well as temporary blindness, wheezing, shortness of breath, skin blisters or burns, dizziness, and loss of consciousness.

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