{"id":2100714,"date":"2023-11-16T12:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-teacher-attacked-by-student-now-relies-on-donations-during-unpaid-leave\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T12:50:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:50:47","slug":"florida-teacher-attacked-by-student-now-relies-on-donations-during-unpaid-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-teacher-attacked-by-student-now-relies-on-donations-during-unpaid-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Teacher Attacked by Student Now Relies on Donations During Unpaid Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-teacher-attacked-by-student-now-relies-on-donations-during-unpaid-leave%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2100714&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Larry W. Smith\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James\u2062 Meyers<\/a><br \/>8:33 AM \u2013 Thursday, November 16, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A Florida teacher who was brutally\u200b attacked by a student over a video game console \u2063is now \u2063seeking justice and relying \u2064on donations to survive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: The \u2062Florida teacher \u200cwho was beaten unconscious by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-teacher-attacked-by-student-now-relies-on-donations-during-unpaid-leave\/\" title=\"Florida Teacher Attacked by Student Now Relies on Donations During Unpaid Leave\">270\u200d pound teen reportedly<\/a>\u200d wants \u201cno mercy\u201d\u200c for her attacker \u200d&#038; says she has been living off donations.<\/p>\n<p>Good \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>The victim, Joan Naydich, says her whole life has been \u2064turned \u2062upside down and she \u2062wants\u2064 the maximum\u2026 \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gVeEHdtVro\">pic.twitter.com\/gVeEHdtVro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1724956942714728692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November\u2062 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cEverybody that knows me or\u200c knew me [before the attack] knows \u2063that I\u2019m a totally different\u2062 person now,\u201d Joan Naydich told <em>Fox 35<\/em>.\u200b \u201cMy\u200d whole life was just turned upside down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This comes after then 17-year-old and standing 6\u200c feet 6, Brendan Depa assaulted Naydich\u2063 at Matanzas High School in February, which \u200bleft her with five broken ribs, hearing loss and a\u200d severe concussion.<\/p>\n<p>The teacher has been \u2063outspoken about her assault and has asked for Depa to be sentenced\u200d to a maximum of\u200c 30 years behind bars. <\/p>\n<p>Naydich has said her speech has slowed down and continues to suffer \u200dfrom\u2062 ongoing cognitive problems.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, a lot of my injuries that \u200dare not visible I\u2019m going \u200bto have for the\u2062 rest of my life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The video of the \u200battack is graphic. Depa is seen throwing the \u2064teacher \u2062to the ground and \u200bbeating her unconsciously as she lies on the ground,\u200c motionless. She has said that she has not watched \u200bthe\u200c video and has no intention of \u200bdoing so. <\/p>\n<p>Naydich \u2064also said she is struggling \u2062to resolve her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/german-court-rules-that-moving-from-bed-to-home-office-counts-as-commuting-man-gets-workers-comp-for-slipping-down-the-stairs\/\" title=\"German Court Rules That Moving From Bed To Home Office Counts As Commuting, Man Gets Worker\u2019s Comp For Slipping Down The Stairs\">workers\u2019 compensation case<\/a> and has \u2064been forgotten \u200bby the Flagler County School District since the attack. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the teacher\u200b returned to school in \u200cAugust under a different title but was put on unpaid leave by the school, according to<em> Fox 35<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Naydich is relying on \u200ddonations with a GoFundMe being launched after the attack has \u200braised $106,000. <\/p>\n<p>Depa\u2063 pleaded guilty to\u2063 the attack in October, and Naydich has not helped his defense seek a \u200clighter sentencing. <\/p>\n<p>The teacher has also said she is willing to take \u2064the stand \u200cto make sure Depa receives the maximum sentence. <\/p>\n<p>The next\u200c hearing is scheduled\u200d for January, and \u2062will include testimony from \u2064both the \u200bprosecution and the defense. <\/p>\n<p>Depa was initially charged\u2064 as\u2063 a juvenile\u200c but now that he is 18 his\u2064 charges have \u2062been\u2062 upgraded. <\/p>\n<p>He also had three prior \u200dbattery arrests before the attack\u200c on \u200cNaydich occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Stay\u2064 informed!\u200b Receive\u2064 breaking news blasts directly to\u200b your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Los Angeles filmmaker Joel Gilbert \u2063tells One America News that\u2064 the Democrat Party has \u2064\u201cset up\u201d Michelle Obama to be\u2063 the \u2064official Democratic \u200cNominee in the \u200b2024 Presidential race. \u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Xi Jinping chums it\u2062 up with Biden \u200din San Francisco, the UN issues a hollow\u2062 ceasefire and \u2062an NYC Mayor staffer is suspended.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>While the\u2064 War in \u200bIsrael rages on,\u2064 President \u200dBiden meets with China\u2019s President Xi\u200c Jinping hoping to use \u200bChina\u2019s influence to deter other foreign actors from taking \u2063advantage of the \u200cconflict. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new report claims that some State Department officials are dissatisfied with\u200b the \u2063Biden Administration\u2019s support of\u200b Israel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Spotify expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to use large \u2064language \u2062models to help identify a user\u2019s listening patterns across \u200dpodcasts\u200c and audiobooks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Starlink has secured a \u2064contract to\u2064 offer \u200dfree internet in Mexico until the\u200b end of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>U.S. lawmakers asked Apple Inc to explain the \u200babrupt\u2063 end of political comedian Jon Stewart\u2019s\u2064 television show on its \u200bstreaming service.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk denied a report that his rocket company SpaceX was discussing an IPO for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ridley-scotts-napoleon-film-premieres-in-paris\/\" title=\"Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' debuts in Paris.\">satellite internet \u2063business<\/a>, Starlink.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2>On \u200bthe following questions:<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Florida Teacher Seeks Justice and Support After Brutal Attack<\/p>\n<p>A Florida teacher is seeking justice\u200c and relying on\u200c donations to survive\u2062 after being brutally attacked by a student over a video game console. \u200dThe incident occurred \u200bat Matanzas High School in February, when the then 17-year-old student, Brendan Depa, \u200bassaulted Joan Naydich, leaving her with five broken ribs, hearing loss, and a severe concussion.<\/p>\n<p>Joan Naydich \u200chas\u2062 been outspoken\u200d about her assault \u2062and has called for Depa to be sentenced to a \u2063maximum of 30 years\u200d behind \u2062bars. She has also revealed\u200c that her speech has slowed down and that she continues to suffer from ongoing \u200ccognitive problems. &#8220;Unfortunately,\u200c a\u200d lot of my injuries that are not visible I&#8217;m going to \u2063have for the\u2063 rest \u200cof \u200bmy life,&#8221;\u200c she said.<\/p>\n<p>The video \u200cof the attack is graphic, showing Depa \u2063throwing Naydich to the ground and beating her unconscious as\u2063 she\u2062 lies motionless. Naydich has chosen not to watch the video and has no intention of doing \u200bso. She has also expressed her struggle to\u2062 resolve her workers&#8217; compensation case and has claimed to have been forgotten by the Flagler County School \u200dDistrict\u200d since the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Despite returning \u2064to school in August under a different title, Naydich was put on unpaid leave by the \u2062school. This has added to her financial burden, leading her to rely\u200c on donations. A GoFundMe campaign\u2062 that was launched\u200b after the attack has raised $106,000 so far.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 October, Depa pleaded guilty to the attack, and Naydich has not\u200c helped his defense seek a lighter sentencing. \u200bShe is willing to \u2063take the stand to ensure that Depa receives the maximum sentence. \u2064The next\u200c hearing is scheduled for January and will\u200c include testimony from both the prosecution and the defense.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u2064 worth \u2062noting that Depa had three prior battery arrests before the attack on Naydich occurred. It \u2062is alarming that such a violent individual had\u2062 not been properly addressed before this incident.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c case of Joan Naydich raises\u200d important questions about the safety of teachers\u200b in \u2062schools \u2064and the\u2063 responsibility of the educational\u2064 institutions to provide adequate support to their staff members. The \u2062brutal attack she suffered highlights the \u2062need\u2062 for\u2062 stricter measures to prevent such incidents\u200c from happening again.<\/p>\n<p>As Naydich seeks justice, it is crucial that her story is \u200cheard and that her call for stronger punishment is \u200caddressed. Teachers should not have to fear for their safety while in the classroom, and perpetrators must face the consequences of their actions.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dcommunity&#8217;s support, both in terms of donations\u2064 and awareness, is \u2062essential in helping \u200cNaydich navigate through the \u200baftermath of this traumatic \u200cevent. It is\u2064 a time\u2062 for \u200bsociety to come together and stand up against violence in schools.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200bthe \u200dpursuit of justice, let us also reflect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Larry W. 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