Texas Teacher Caught on Video Repeatedly Hitting Student

A Texas high school math teacher is facing an assault charge after video surfaced of her hitting a student at least five times in class. Mary A. Hastings, a 63-year-old teacher at Ozen High School, was arrested according to the school district and has been placed on paid leave. The video, recorded by a classmate, shows Hastings hit a student while saying, “because you’re stopping him from graduating you idiot [expletive].”

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