Houston-area teacher arrested, accused of putting 14-year-old student in chokehold | Only on KHOU 11

HOUSTON — A 43-year-old Houston-area high school teacher has been arrested and charged with injury to a child after allegedly attacking a 14-year-old student at Carver High School, according to court records.

The incident occurred on Jan. 14 and stemmed from a disagreement involving the teacher’s daughter. Investigators say the confrontation was captured on school surveillance cameras and by bystanders.

Jacenta Green, an English teacher at Carver High School, is currently being held in the Harris County Jail. Court records say Green waited for the student outside a restroom, followed her, recorded her with a cellphone, and then put the teen in a chokehold…

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