Iroquois High School teacher involved in viral fight with student resigns
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Iroquois High School teacher involved in an altercation that went viral between a student in October 2019 has resigned.
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According to JCPS spokesperson Renee Murphy, the teacher resigned on January 6.
According to Lt. Colonel Carl Yates with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the fight allegedly began over a cell phone. Yates says the teacher was trying to get him to put the cell phone away which then escalated.
The 16-year-old student was arrested and charged with third-degree assault.
The teacher, according to Yates, is not being charged.
She has not been identified by the district.
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