Video Captures Disturbing Restraint (Image Credits: Cwbchicago.com)
Chicago – Prosecutors charged a Chicago Public Schools teacher with aggravated battery following an alleged violent altercation with a 5-year-old student inside a Bronzeville elementary school classroom.[1]
Video Captures Disturbing Restraint
A teaching assistant pulled out her phone to record as Laundon Hubbert, 52, held the boy by the collar of his shirt. The child sat between her legs on the floor while she restrained him during the February 6 incident at Carter G. Woodson Elementary School. Hubbert had already pushed the boy from his chair twice earlier that morning. His head struck a chair on the second push. The assistant witnessed the entire escalation around 10:30 a.m.
Hubbert grabbed the boy’s paper and crayons first, stuffing them into a pouch on his chair. When he pushed her hands away, she shoved him to the floor. The assistant tried to console the child, but Hubbert pushed him again. She later remarked, “You want to push chairs. Now you don’t have a chair.”[1]
Witness Details the Full Sequence
The boy kicked Hubbert’s shoe in response, prompting her to threaten a kick back. She then picked him up by the hoodie collar and ripped off the garment, leaving him crying. Hubbert placed the hoodie on a nearby table out of his reach. The assistant observed multiple kicks, including one to the boy’s chest. She stepped away briefly to assist other students before returning to see the restraint captured on video.
- Hubbert confiscates paper and crayons.
- Boy pushes her hands; she shoves him to floor.
- Second push causes head to hit chair.
- Boy kicks shoe; hoodie removed and kicks follow.
- Video records final restraint phase.
Visible Injury Emerges Later
About an hour after the confrontation began, the assistant noticed a scratch on the side of the boy’s face. Prosecutors filed charges of aggravated battery to a child under 13 causing great bodily harm. The incident stemmed from a minor dispute over classroom materials. No further injuries received detailed mention in court filings. Hubbert’s actions escalated quickly, according to the witness statement…