Teacher Fired After Being Caught on Video Allegedly Kicking 5-Year-Old Student

Teacher Fired After Being Caught on Video Allegedly Kicking 5-Year-Old Student
Bluejacket Flint elementary school in Shawnee. Screenshot via Google Maps
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A Kansas teacher has been fired and is now facing legal action after she grabbed a 5-year-old student out of a bookshelf and allegedly kicked her in the back.

Crystal Smith, who was in her first year as a teacher at Bluejacket-Flint Elementary school, was placed on leave after the girl’s mother notified school officials about the incident on Feb. 21.