Black Fatigue 2.0

A disturbing video from Antioch High School in Nashville shows 18-year-old student Kayla Smith pepper-spraying her teacher, Caleb Bates, after he took her phone during class. She was arrested right after the incident for assault.

What makes it even worse is that this wasn’t the first time Bates had been attacked over a phone. Just two months earlier, another student punched him in the face after he caught them cheating. It’s part of a growing problem teachers are dealing with when they try to enforce basic classroom rules.

Smith was expelled and is now facing criminal charges. The situation has sparked a lot of conversation about student behavior, teacher safety, and how difficult it’s become for educators to keep control in schools.