A teacher in Flint, Michigan, was hospitalized Thursday after a student hurled a chair at her in a classroom attack caught on video. 

The attack took place at Flint Southwestern Academy, and video of the incident showed a female student on one side of the classroom arguing and yelling expletives at a student on the opposite side of the room. As the teacher stood between the students, appearing to try to calm the situation, one of the teenagers picked up a chair and threw it, nailing the teacher in the head and knocking her to the ground. 

A teacher in Flint, Michigan is knocked to the floor when a student hurls at a chair at her head. pic.twitter.com/KBOLM7KOwH

— Libby Emmons (@libbyemmons) September 29, 2023

Flint Community School Superintendent Kevelin Jones addressed the “deeply concerning incident” in a statement Friday, saying the teacher who was attacked had been released from the hospital, is “doing well,” and will return to the classroom. Jones added that the student who was involved “will be held accountable according to the law.” 

“We are committed to ensuring that such incidents are thoroughly investigated, and appropriate measures are taken to prevent their recurrence,” Jones added. 

The Flint Police Department issued a statement saying it “made an arrest related to an assault at Flint Southwestern Academy” and “An investigation is ongoing.” 

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who is expected to jump into the Michigan Senate race as a Republican, commented on the video, saying it “captures the sad state of Education in Michigan.”

“[N]o sense of order or direction, no respect for teachers, and worst of all, NO LEARNING. Failure to educate young Michiganders is a recipe for increased CRIME, upticks in UNEMPLOYMENT, and SOCIETAL DISORDER,” Craig said. “Michiganders deserve better.”

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Flint schools have the lowest graduation rate (43.8%) and the highest dropout rate (33.3%) in the state. The city of 80,000 that is plagued by gang violence and drug use is also one of the most violent in the country, posting the 10th highest murder rate in the U.S., according to data from 2020.