A middle school student is accused of throwing boiling water in a teacher’s face earlier this month in Boston.
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The incident took place at the McKinley Middle School on May 5th and investigators from the Boston Police Department said the boy was heating up ramen noodles in the microwave but tried to put a textbook inside. A teacher informed him not to do the dangerous stunt and tried to take the book away but the boy snatched it back. Moments later, he “then threw his cup of boiling hot ramen noodles at his teacher’s face,” police said.
Additionally, the school’s principal did not contact 911 about the incident and the teacher received medical treatment from the school’s nurse. The nurse advised her to seek further help since she said she was in “excruciating pain” and felt stinging on the left side of her face. She was hospitalized last week for the injuries. The student was charged as a juvenile with aggravated assault.
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Boston Public Schools also released a statement regarding the incident and called it “unfortunate.”
“This is an unfortunate incident that took place at the McKinley, and actions were taken to ensure the safety of the staff member involved and appropriate interventions have occurred,”
According to Yahoo! News, a similar incident took place on Thursday where a 17-year-old boy had a stroke while school officials waited to contact 911. His mother, Alisha Hicks, said the medical issue may seem minor but it’s considered deadly for her son’s health.
“Listen there’s a small vessel problem on my mother’s side of the family that causes a stroke easily if there’s any blockage in it is so important to get him to the hospital right away because he could die. Your professional eye may not see the stroke,” said Hicks. “It’s not visible but if he’s telling you he is weak on his left side, please, at this point I’m pleading with all intensity that I could muster up with no voice. Please get my son to the hospital, please.”
Hicks also said her son doesn’t feel safe returning to school due to the lack of urgency during his stroke.
“He’s not happy about the school right now he doesn’t feel safe there. His words when he was in the hospital, he said mom I can’t believe they didn’t believe me.”