School releases statement about ex-teacher filmed beating her son with a belt over unfinished chores

Cottage Hill Christian Academy has released a statement after a former teacher was filmed beating her son with a belt over unfinished chores.

Nicole Staples, a 44-year-old former elementary school teacher, has been fired and arrested after a graphic video surfaced online allegedly showing her brutally beating her 12-year-old son.

In the footage, Staples is heard screaming profanities at the boy before repeatedly striking him with a folded belt, dragging him by his hair, and pushing him against a wall…

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