The principal of a Boston public school in Dorchester was beaten until she was unconscious for four minutes or more during an increase in violence in the school district.
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Principal Patricia Lampron was pummeled in the head until she was unconscious Wednesday, the Boston Herald reported.
Lampron was taken to a city hospital with what police described as serious injuries while a 16-year-old female was charged with several counts of assault and battery.
Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said Lampron and another staff member were attacked in a âdisturbing and completely unacceptableâ assault, the report said.
âThis absolutely unbelievable violence against a headmaster should be condemned in the strongest possible terms and what is more tragic is this is the tip of the iceberg,â said Rev. Eugene Rivers, founder of the Violence Reduction Task Force.
He added the amount of violence in the schools is underreported, particularly in low-income areas…