Florida middle school teacher, Angel Drew Footman, accused of organizing fights between students during class: “no screaming, no yelling, no phones”

Florida middle school teacher accused of organizing fights between students during class: “no screaming, no yelling, no phones”. (Read More Here).

A woman identified as a teacher at Griffin Middle School in Tallahassee, Florida, is facing charges for contributing to the delinquency of a minor for what court documents call an alleged role in organized fights in her classroom, WCTV reports.

The documents note that a school resource deputy was alerted on March 24 that students were being allowed to fight in 23-year-old Angel Footman’s classroom.

School administrators were also shown videos that allegedly show several fights taking place between March 22 and March 23.

According to the documents, several sixth-grade girls told detectives that they participated in planned fights during school hours and they allege they were invited back for additional fights. They also reported that Footman made statements including “30 seconds, no screaming, no yelling, no phones.”

School administrators learned of the alleged fight club when parents shared videos of students taking swings at each other, according court records. The three videos captured girls at each other’s throats while Footman was standing nearby or sitting at her desk.

The fight club, according to court records, even had four rules: “30 seconds. No screaming, no yelling, no phones.”

At least three school administrators, police say, identified Footman’s voice in the recordings, where she said things like: “Stop pulling hair” and “Break it up.”

The four girls caught fighting on camera admitted to participating in the clashes and said the fights were not only pre-planned but endorsed by Footman, court records reveal.

Additionally, court records detail two of the girls telling police that Footman asked if they wanted to come back during her planning period to “run it back.” Footman never reported the scuffles to the school administration.

If convicted, Footman can face up to a year behind bars for each charge.