A protection order filed by a Macomb Middle School student against a teacher and coach will remain in effect into the new school year, with both parties agreeing last week to conditions allowing supervised contact on campus.
The original complaint, filed last December by the student and an adult family member, alleges the teacher grabbed and squeezed the student’s shoulders, leaving bruises, and struck them in the lower midsection with a basketball, causing the student to double over in pain. The complaint also quotes the teacher threatening, “You’re lucky, because next time it will be at your head.”
The student wrote, “I currently do not feel safe at school,” and expressed concern that the teacher was later allowed to substitute in one of their classes. “I thought the school wouldn’ allow [them] to be by me,” the student said. “I do not want to be anywhere [they] can be.”
Court records show complaints were also filed with the Department of Children and Family Services and the Macomb Police Department. However, no criminal charges have been filed.
Under the agreed order, the teacher may only speak to the student about curriculum during class, and only in the presence of another adult. There can be no contact outside of school, and the respondent must remain 300 feet from the student.
Community News Brief is withholding the names of both parties to protect the minor’s privacy and because no criminal charges have been brought.
