Teacher Assaulted by Student’s Father at Guará School After Cellphone Dispute

Overview

• Security cameras recorded the father entering the coordination room at Centro Educacional 4 do Guará on Monday and delivering a sequence of punches as staff and students intervened.
• The teacher, 53, was left with a black eye and back bruises and said he is not able to return to the classroom for now.
• The assailant was identified by police as Thiago Lênin Sousa, who signed a Termo Circunstanciado de Ocorrência and will answer in freedom for bodily injury, insult, and contempt.
• In his statement, Sousa said his daughter called claiming the teacher had insulted her, admitted he went after the educator, and denied making threats.
• The Federal District’s education department said the regional office is monitoring the case, the internal affairs unit will investigate, and the Batalhão Escolar was called to reinforce entry and exit security.