INDIANAPOLIS — A 19-year-old student at George Washington High School was arrested last week and charged with battery resulting in bodily injury after he allegedly attacked a special education teacher.
19-year-old Aziz Mahamadou is charged with a felony for battery resulting in moderate bodily injury.
According to court documents, Mahamadou attacked a teacher in class on Sept. 10.
Mahamadou allegedly stood up from his desk, walked up to the teacher and struck him in the mouth. After the punch, Mahamadou allegedly kicked the teacher multiple times in the ribs.
The teacher, according to court documents, suffered a cracked rib and a concussion from the attack.
During the attack, Mahamadou allegedly said "You don't think I don't speak English".
The probable cause affidavit for Mahamadou's arrest did not explain a motive.
Records show Mahamadou was serving probation in Johnson County for breaking into a home in April 2024.
Johnson County has filed a petition to revoke his probation in that case.
An IPS spokesperson said the student is no longer enrolled in IPS.
As WRTV Investigates reported, the Indiana Department of Education just released a first-of-its-kind report on how often teachers are hurt on the job.
Indiana school districts reported 3,032 incidents of school employees physically injured on the job by a student during the 2023-2024 school year.
IDOE also reported 485 incidents in which an employee had to miss work because of the injury.
IPS schools are not listed in the teacher injury report.
IPS STATEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 10TH INCIDENT
"Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is aware that a student at George Washington High School was arrested by IPS Police following an incident with a teacher and another student on Sept. 10.
The student, who was arrested, has also been disciplined through the IPS Code of Conduct.
The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority at IPS."
IPS STATEMENT ON IDOE TEACHER INJURY REPORT
"Due to a technical glitch, Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) has experienced a delay in submitting its Indiana School Employee Injury Report for the 2023-2024 school year to the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). We are working diligently to resolve that issue and expect to have the report submitted shortly.
At IPS, employees who sustain injuries while performing their job duties are eligible for workers' compensation. The reported injuries fall into categories such as incidents occurring during employment, work-related injuries, and mental illnesses linked to job-related stress.
IPS will provide the following data to the IDOE: 90 staff injury incidents were reported, all of which required notification to the workers' compensation carrier, and three of those incidents resulted in staff missing work."
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