Teen Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison For Video-Recorded Attack On Disabled Teacher

An 18-year-old Louisiana high school student has been charged with felony counts and faces up to 10 years in prison for her video-recorded attack on a disabled teacher.

Larrianna Jackson, of Covington, was charged with felony second-degree battery and cruelty to the infirmed, District Attorney Warren Montgomery’s office said in a news release Tuesday.

Jackson was arrested on Oct. 6 after a video of the attack on a 64-year-old, wheelchair-bound teacher at Covington High School spread online, Fox News reported.

Another student, who was not named, recorded the video on their cellphone of what police allege was a premeditated attack on the woman.

In the video, a student approached her seated teacher, whose identity has not been released, and punched the older woman, knocking her to the ground, police said. The student continues to violently punch the teacher until the video ends.

The victim had to get medical treatment at an area hospital for the injuries she sustained from the attack, police said.

Police alleged Jackson wanted to take part in a TikTok challenge called “Slap a Teacher,” WDSU reported. The “challenge” has since been condemned by the California Teachers Association and the Connecticut attorney general.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong urged the social media platform to “meet with educators and parents and commit to reforms that stop this reckless content.”

In a statement, TikTok denied that this was a trend on its platform but insisted that if any such content appears on the site, it will be removed.

The Covington Police Department initially booked Jackson with the charge of battery of a school teacher, a crime punishable by 15 days to 6 months in jail.

But the district attorney's office decided to charge the teen with felony counts that could be punishable by up to 10 years in prison after reviewing the case evidence.

Jackson is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges on Dec. 8.