STOCKTON — A substitute teacher in Stockton was sent to the emergency room after she was allegedly attacked by her student.
Nataley Martinez is a long-term substitute at John Adams Elementary School and was treated for a concussion, sprained wrist and bruising. She said this was not the first time the student threatened her.
“It is making me question if I want to continue and step into a classroom,” she said.
Martinez is also months away from finishing up her degree at the University of the Pacific, so this job was part of her teaching hours to graduate.
“All I remember is like my glasses fell off and I was just being pulled in a circle, and I just kept feeling the punch on my head,” she told CBS13.
Martinez spoke out about the attack for the first time with CBS13. She said she had been covering for another teacher at John Adams Elementary School on Tuesday during her prep period.
Since it was not her class, she decided to give the students a free period to relax and socialize with each other but stay off their phones.