JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An educator at First Coast High School was reassigned after a video surfaced showing what appears to be a Duval County Public Schools teacher pulling a student's hair inside a classroom, according to the school's principal.
In a message, Principal Timothy Simmons said Duval County Public Schools is conducting an investigation, as is the Department of Children and Families. The teacher was removed from the classroom pending the outcome of the investigation.
"First Coast High School and Duval County Public Schools have very high standards for professional conduct, and we take all such matters very seriously," Simmons said in a statement.
Mardee Harden, a student, told News4Jax the teacher is known as Mrs. Pillado. Harden said the teacher pulled the student's hair after a dispute over a laptop.
Brian Cohen, a parent of two teenage girls who attend First Coast High, was happy with the school's response.
"I believe, with the teacher being removed from the classroom during the investigation, I think it's been handled properly.
The student involved was not identified.