SAN ANTONIO – An instructional assistant in a Brandeis High School classroom was seriously injured by a student earlier this month.
A spokesperson for the Northside Independent School District confirmed that the incident happened on the morning of Feb. 7 in a class of students with severe learning and emotional disabilities.
“The injury occurred while the employee was attempting to redirect a student. In the course of the interaction with the student, the employee fell to the floor and sustained a head injury,” said District spokesman Barry Perez.
The employee was transported to a hospital by emergency medical services.
“Campus administrators began an investigation and are following the district’s Student Code of Conduct in addressing the matter. In addition, Northside ISD Police are conducting a thorough investigation of the incident,” Perez said.