Father Charged in DF School Assault as Education Department Reinforces Security and Opens Inquiry

Overview

• Security video shows the man entering the coordination room at Centro Educacional 4 do Guará and striking the teacher nine times as staff and students, including his daughter, tried to restrain him.
• Police identified the aggressor as Thiago Lênin Sousa, who signed a Termo Circunstanciado de Ocorrência and will answer in freedom for bodily injury, insult and contempt of authority.
• The teacher, who reported a black eye and back bruises and underwent an IML examination, told TV he is not in condition to return to the classroom and plans to take medical leave.
• The Federal District Education Secretariat activated the Batalhão Escolar to bolster security and said the Corregedoria will investigate the teacher’s conduct after complaints reported to authorities.
• In newly issued statements, the defense claims the teacher used offensive language, says students sought his transfer, and asserts the teen was using a phone to see class content, which remains an allegation under investigation.