A shocking incident, to say the least, took place at the Central Elementary School in Clewiston, Florida, on April 13.
\nApparently, a 6-year-old student damaged one of the school\u2019s computers and her mom was called to the school to pay the fee, which was around $50. To the mother\u2019s disbelief, her girl was at the principal\u2019s office together with a clerk, getting severely punished for what she did. A video footage shows the principal, Melissa Carter, hitting the girl with a wooden paddle forcefully. The other woman is making sure the child doesn\u2019t move as she gets beaten.<\/p>\n
The mom, whose identity has not been revealed, spoke to the local outlet WINK-TV. \u201cThe hatred with which she hit my daughter, I mean it was a hatred that, really I\u2019ve never hit my daughter like she hit her,\u201d she said in Spanish. \u201cI had never hit her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Further, the mother said that she didn\u2019t intervene because she wanted to get the whole thing on tape after she realized there were no security cameras in the office. \u201cNobody would have believed me,\u201d the mom told the outlet. \u201cI sacrificed my daughter, so all parents can realize what\u2019s happening in this school.\u201d<\/p>\n
The principal started screaming at the mother as well.<\/p>\n
After the incident, the mom took her daughter to the doctor\u2019s to document the bruises and the red marks caused by the paddle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to get justice for my daughter because if I could not do it in front of her, I\u2019m going to do it with justice,\u201d the mom said.<\/p>\n
At the time, the incident has been further investigated by both the Clewiston Police Department and the Department of Children and Families.
\nAccording to the State Attorney\u2019s Office, no charges have been pressed against Carter and the clerk yet.<\/p>\n
The layer of the girl\u2019s family, Bret Provinsky, says: \u201cThat\u2019s aggravated battery. They\u2019re using a weapon that can cause severe physical harm.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe child is terrified, she feels vulnerable. There\u2019s nothing she can do in the hands of these adults, who treated her so brutally, savagely, sadistically,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\nA 6yo child in FL. was beaten by her school principal, in front of her mother, for damage she allegedly caused to a computer. \u26a0\ufe0f this video is graphic. It\u2019s infuriating, outrageous & shocking & the principal is now under criminal investigation. https:\/\/t.co\/M3cIZeTMKa<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/HPAcbYXlXe<\/a><\/p>\n
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) May 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n