If you were a teacher and were brutally beaten to the point of unconsciousness by one of your students who has mental issues, would you forgive them and ensure they don’t serve a long prison stint? Or would you want the book thrown at the student? This is the choice that faced a teacher at Florida’s Matanzas High School this year.
In February, Joan Naydich told then-17-year-old Brendan Depa to put his Nintendo Switch away in class. When he refused, she confiscated the device. In turn, Depa, a 270-pound autistic student, followed her out of class in a full sprint, threw her to the ground, violently attacked her, knocked her unconscious, and brutally beat her to a pulp. The security camera footage shows that even after she is unconscious, he continues savagely punching her, hitting her head and neck, while three women attempt to pull this gigantic student off Naydich with no progress. A male then assists all the while Depa continues kicking Naydich in the head. Ultimately, five people have to work to pull this student off her. Incredibly, she survived this horrific attack and the student is now facing charges.
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