On May 5, 2023, a video of a high school teacher in Antioch, Tennessee being pepper-sprayed twice by a student went viral on Reddit. According to the post, the teacher took the student’s phone while she was texting and Googling answers for schoolwork, prompting the student to pepper-spray the teacher. This is not the first time a student has physically harmed a teacher at Antioch High School; two months earlier, the same teacher was punched in the face after taking another student’s phone for cheating. Reddit user @Lazy_Mouse3803 uploaded the video, noting that incidents like this are common at the school.
Girl, teacher, pepper sprayed for stealing her phone in Antioch TN. This same teacher was punched in the face by another student two months ago for taking a child’s phone to cheat on a test. by u/Lazy_Mouse3803 on PublicFreakout
The student involved in the incident is reportedly an adult according to the exchange in the post. Many outraged netizens called her actions a “direct attack” on the teacher and expressed concern about the treatment of teachers at Antioch High School. Some discussed possible ways to support instructors while limiting phone use 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 use it responsibly.
Although not deadly, pepper spray can be harmful. It is sold as a self-defense spray and contains capsaicin, an inflammatory compound found in chili peppers, in oil form. According to Medical News Today, capsaicin can cause burning, painful, and watery eyes, as well as temporary blindness, shortness of breath, blistering or burning of the skin, dizziness, and loss of consciousness.
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