ORLANDO, Fla. — A mother could face jail time after police said she hit a teacher at her son’s school.
The mother has been banned from Princeton Elementary School until after spring break, but she's is calling January's incident a misunderstanding.
Staff said Calandra Bradwell didn’t have a school-issued decal on the car she was in while in the parent pick-up line, so they asked for her ID.
“The only thing I regret is coming to the school. Period,” Bradwell said.
An arrest warrant said Bradwell was hostile, used profanity and she admitted to grabbing a teacher’s arm.
The teacher told police Bradwell grabbed her wrist and pushed her because she wouldn't let her son get in the car.
“I was not in the wrong. The only way I was in the wrong is the simple fact that I said, ‘give me back my ID,’” she said.
The warrant said the heated argument started when staff asked for her ID before picking up her 5-year-old son after school.
Police said Bradwell refused to acknowledge how the incident could have been avoided.
WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said because Bradwell allegedly hurt a teacher, the battery charge becomes more severe.
“The laws increase this battery on what would typically be a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail to a third-degree felony, where you can face up to five years in a state penitentiary,” said Sheaffer.
Police said only a part of the incident was caught on camera, but officers won’t release it to protect the children in the video.
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