SALEM, Ore. -- A teacher at an alternative high school in Salem is on paid administrative leave after a disturbing cell phone video showed her grabbing a student and pulling her shirt off in the middle of a classroom.
A KGW viewer sent in the video, which shows the Roberts Annex teacher, identified as Mrs. Carrie McCann, reprimanding a 15-year-old student. When the girl tried to leave the classroom, the teacher grabs her from behind and forcefully pulls her back into the classroom.
In the process, the teacher rips the girl's shirt off, leaving her topless except for her bra in front of a room full of students. The girl's peers can be heard gasping in surprise during the incident while the girl shouts, "Get the f--- off me! I cannot be in here... I'm so stressed out." She then starts crying and asks the other students to look away.
KGW talked to the girl, sophomore Sara Rue, and her father, who both agreed that they wanted the video shared.
A Salem-Keizer School District spokesman confirmed the incident happened Thursday at the Roberts Literacy Center, and that McCann is currently on administrative leave due to an incident. The school is investigating the incident and expect to have it resolved in the next few days.
Carrie McCann is listed as a literacy support instructor at Roberts Annex.
According to the school, the literacy program is designed to "provide face-to-face instruction help students reach the reading levels necessary for success in GED or Credit Link Programs. Students can strengthen their reading skills prior to entry into GED or Credit Link."
The woman who sent KGW the video, Tracey Lunsford, runs a support group in Salem called "Bully This." She said the group's goal is to let bullied teens know they are not alone.
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