Louisiana school investigating aggressive takedown of female middle school student caught on video
The man, identified as a coach, is heard shouting at the girl.
School administrators in Louisiana say they are investigating the aggressive takedown of a female middle school student caught on video this week.
The video, shot at Ponchatoula Junior High School, on the northwest side of Lake Pontchartrain, shows a man slinging the student to the ground and placing his knee on her chest as he pins her arms to the ground.
Just as disturbing, the man, identified as a coach at the school, can be heard aggressively shouting at the student and threatening more violence.
"You're gonna be still or I’m gonna stomp your a-- on this concrete,” he is heard threatening.
Another adult is seen holding the girl's legs in the air.
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The coach is heard yelling, "Calm down and I'm gonna let you up."
"It just traumatized her," the student's mother, Althea Abron, told ABC News. "She's having a hard time. She doesn't feel safe."
The Tangipahoa Parish School System said it was conducting a "thorough" investigation of the incident.
"We are deeply saddened by the incident on the video," Melissa Stilley, superintendent of schools, told ABC News in a statement. "This behavior does not represent the expectations we have for the adults and students on our campus. We are conducting a thorough investigation into the incident and actions are being taken."
Stilley told New Orleans ABC affiliate WGNO that the school would "continue to work together to create a safe environment for all stakeholders."
It is not clear what led up to the incident between the adult and student. The coach has not been identified.