Texas Mother Says Her Teen Was Forced to Share Classroom With Student Accused of Beating Her on a School Bus

As Texas lawmakers grapple with school choice in a special session, the victim’s mother says her daughter’s experience demonstrates why it is needed.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shares his plans for school choice at Power Empowerment Night in Tyler, Texas, on March 10, 2023. Courtesy Office of the Governor

A North Texas teen who suffered a head injury after four other girls beat her on a school bus has been in the same classroom with one of her attackers for a month, despite objections from the teen’s mother.

Ashley Duarte told The Epoch Times she met with a counselor at Denton Independent School District before the academic year started to ensure the school didn’t place any of the alleged attackers in classes with her daughter.