{"id":973602,"date":"2021-11-05T19:13:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T23:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=973602"},"modified":"2021-11-05T19:13:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T23:13:49","slug":"boston-principal-beaten-unconscious-during-rise-of-violence-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-principal-beaten-unconscious-during-rise-of-violence-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Principal Beaten Unconscious During Rise of Violence in Schools"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fboston-principal-beaten-unconscious-during-rise-of-violence-in-schools%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=973602&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Henderson-K-12-Inclusion-School-Principal-Patricia-Lampron.-Family-Photo-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The principal of a Boston public school in Dorchester was beaten until she was unconscious for four minutes or more during an increase in violence in the school district.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Principal Patricia Lampron was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2021\/11\/03\/boston-school-principal-beaten-mayor-elect-wu-urged-to-help-stem-violence\/\">pummeled<\/a> in the head until she was unconscious Wednesday, the <em>Boston Herald<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Lampron was taken to a city hospital with what police described as serious injuries while a 16-year-old female was charged with several counts of assault and battery.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said Lampron and another staff member were attacked in a \u201cdisturbing and completely unacceptable\u201d assault, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis absolutely unbelievable violence against a headmaster should be condemned in the strongest possible terms and what is more tragic is this is the tip of the iceberg,\u201d said Rev. Eugene Rivers, founder of the Violence Reduction Task Force.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>He added the amount of violence in the schools is underreported, particularly in low-income areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis astonishing act of violence must not be ignored,\u201d Rivers emphasized, suggesting Mayor-elect Michelle Wu (D) ride with the Boston Police Department to see what they \u201cdeal with on a day-to-day basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Herald<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2021\/11\/04\/boston-public-schools-principal-unconscious-for-at-least-4-minutes-after-beating-police-report\/\">provided<\/a> a description of the incident per the police report:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p>The Boston Police officer arriving at the scene from the other side of the school where he\u2019d been doing a street-crossing assignment found Lampron unconscious on the ground, per the report, and the girl being held back by two \u201csafety services officers,\u201d or the district\u2019s quasi-police department.<\/p>\n<p>The cop cuffed the teen as she was talking about hitting the principal, according to the report.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another school staff member reportedly told the police officer Lampron had approached the girl and instructed her to leave the school since the school day was over, and the teen told the principal to \u201cstop following her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, the staffer told police, the girl began \u2018throwing closed fisted strikes\u2019 at Lampron\u2019s head,\u201d the <em>Herald<\/em> noted. \u201cThe principal fell to the ground, and the staffer tried to intervene, but the girl shoved her away before two safety services officers restrained her.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The girl \u201cbriefly stated that the staff would not stop following her, and that\u2019s why she got mad,\u201d police reportedly wrote.<\/p>\n<p>One of the school safety services officers said Lampron was \u201ccompletely knocked out\u201d for \u201cat least\u201d four minutes, and then when she awoke she \u201cdid not know where she was and began crying uncontrollably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The teen was released to her mother on Wednesday on $5,000 bail and then arraigned Thursday, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis frightening attack comes amid a rise in violence and aggression against educators and school employees,\u201d said Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins, who said she would prosecute the alleged attacker. \u201cWe have heard the stories of violence and threats against educators as they work to provide safe and healthy schools for children to learn and thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local CBS affiliate WBZ-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/henderson-school-announces-new-protocols-after-brutal-attack-on-principal-patricia-lampron\/ar-AAQlLOK\">reported<\/a> Lampron is now recovering at home.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged assailant\u2019s aunt said her niece is being held in a juvenile detention center and is not a student who causes trouble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy niece is a sweet, loving person and was being provoked,\u201d the aunt said. \u201cI know her, she doesn\u2019t cause problems. Before people feel sorry for a 61-year-old they should also feel for a 16-year-old child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an email to parents, Cassellius said there will be more safety staff when students return to school next week, in addition to more counseling and crisis prevention training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will include greeting students as they arrive via bus or on foot, connecting with them quickly and ensuring they are moving into the building and to their homerooms,\u201d the superintendent said. \u201cMembers of the Boston Police Department will also be visibly present in the area and available if needed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The principal of a Boston public school in Dorchester was beaten until she was unconscious for four minutes or more during an increase in violence in the school district. 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