A Georgia mother is distraught after her first-grade daughter was brutally attacked at school by a fifth-grader.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vicious attack inside an elementary school bathroom.
Deputies said 6-year-old Lanira was attacked by a girl nearly twice her age at a bathroom inside Oakland Elementary School in McDonough at around 10 a.m. Thursday.
“You send your kids to school to get an education, they should not have to worry about getting pulled into the bathroom and getting pummeled by somebody almost twice their age,” said Lanira’s father, Jeremy Tackett.
Investigators said an older elementary student choked Lanira and submerged her head in the toilet two to three times, hitting her head on the toilet. A teacher heard the commotion and intervened.
“Older students should not be allowed to be with younger students,” said Lanira’s mother, Cheryl Tackett. “This is a problem that happens all the time in schools and we need to address it so that our younger ones are safe at school and do not have to deal with this problem.”
Source: Fifth grade girl allegedly attacks 6-year-old in school bathroom
