A Muscogee County teacher charged with simple battery after allegedly choking a student waived her arraignment hearing Friday in State Court and entered a plea of not guilty, according to the Muscogee County Solicitor General’s office.
The accusation filed with the court claims Jody Russell “on or about the 10th day of November,2025, did intentionally make physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature to the person of (student’s name) by placing her hands around the victim’s neck while telling him to shut up, contrary to the laws of this State, the good order, peace and dignity thereof.”
A motion of immunity filed Feb. 6 on behalf of Russell by her attorney, Ann Brumbaugh of Decatur, says Georgia state law, “entitles Ms. Russell, an educator, to immunity from criminal prosecution for discipline of a student provided she acted in good faith.”…