Two teen students at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale are facing charges after allegedly attacking a substitute teacher in an incident that was caught on camera.
Two Fort Lauderdale students were arrested after they allegedly attacked a teacher at their school in Fort Lauderdale.
Jayvis McClover and Rodrick McQueen, both students at Dillard High School, made verbal threats to a teacher and then "intentionally launched a synchronized physical attack" on him, police said. They are 19 years old.
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WATCH HEREBoth men were arrested on Thursday and charged with battery on a public or private education employee.
The teacher reportedly dropped to the ground as McClover and McQueen punched him in the face and head. He suffered swelling and bruising and reported back pain after the attack.
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School security staff had to pull the suspects away from the victim to stop the beating, an arrest report states.
One student who witnessed the fight said the teacher had a history of saying challenging things to students and that the teacher said something to the pair to provoke them.
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"I just seen, like, the guy, the teacher, he was talking to one of the students, and he was like, what you gonna do about it now? And then them boys just started fighting," Rich Madnan, a senior, said. "I guess what happened was, the teacher was talking to them and they didn’t appreciate it and they just started fighting.”
NBC6 has reached out to Broward County Public Schools for a statement and to see how the teacher is doing.
Both suspects were ordered to stay away from the victim and not return to the high school.
McQueen was released on his own recognizance, but McClover's bond was set at $15,000.
When his defense attempted to ask for a reduced bond because McClover was on track to graduate and his mother would be unable to afford his bond, the judge had some harsh words.
"Counsel, he and another individual, without any provocation, walked up and started punching a teacher in the face, beating him," the judge said. "He's a danger to the community. $15,000 bond. Have a good day."
