Woman jailed for beating daughter’s teacher

Is it just me or is there a rash of mothers beating up their kids' teachers these days? Well, at least she drew jail time rather than "counselling". Story here. What adds an odd twist to this case is that the assailant was herself a teacher! Excerpt:

DALLAS - A woman convicted of beating and kicking her daughter’s teacher in front of the girl’s seventh-grade class was sentenced to six months in jail Thursday.

Paulette Baines, 45, was convicted Wednesday of felony assault on a public servant. She also was fined $800 and ordered to pay $14,000 restitution to Mary Oliver.

Baines, a high school teacher, walked into Oliver’s science classroom, grabbed Oliver’s hair and dragged her across the room while punching her in the face and kicking her, Oliver testified.

So much for the "conventional wisdom" about women and violence, but then again, regular readers of MANN already know this. :)

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