From [HERE] A lawsuit announced by attorney Stephen Thomas Jr. claims that a 9-year-old Black student with special needs was assaulted by a Baltimore City teacher in a school in 2019. The alleged incident was caught on surveillance video.

"Words in and of themselves cannot describe what my client experienced on that day," said Thomas.

Video released by Thomas shows the encounter in the hallway on July 29, 2019. The video appears to show the teacher violently putting the student on the floor and placing herself on top of him.

The student is unnamed.

This new lawsuit follows one filed against the city in January. Jovani Patterson, and his wife Shawnda, filed the lawsuit against Baltimore City School Board of Commissioners, Baltimore City Council, and Mayor Brandon Scott.

Patterson sued the system over allegations of misusing tax dollars. He said because students continue to struggle in the classroom, perform poorly on standardized tests, grading irregularities, and inaccurate enrollment numbers, the taxpayers of Baltimore are forced to foot the bill for not only a broken education system but added cost for the criminal justice and social welfare system as well.

“We, the taxpayer, are funding our own demise,” Patterson said. “This has got to stop. This is why we have decided to sue the Baltimore City School System.” [MORE]