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Texas assistant principal left partially blind as her eye was knocked out of socket during crazed student attack
A Texas assistant principal has been left partially blind, with her eye falling out of its socket, after a wild attack from a student.
The 11-year-old male student had become violent in a Corsicana campus and attacked another kid, forcing the students and teacher to flee the classroom on Aug 15.
As Collins Intermediate School assistant principal Candra Rogers arrived to help, the boy was throwing chairs.
Despite blocking three chairs the enraged boy threw at her, she wasn't able to stop a wooden hanger he flung at her.
'The hanger hit me in my right eye and knocked it out of the socket,' she recalled, surrounded by her husband and family members at a press conference Tuesday.
'I grabbed my face while blood was pouring out of my head and stumbled out of the classroom door.'
Collins Intermediate School assistant principal Candra Rogers recounts a violent confrontation with a student on Aug. 15 that left her partially blind
Rogers was airlifted from the small North Texas town to Dallas, about 55 miles away, for medical treatment where doctors were able to reattach her eye.
'They (doctors) determined that I had been blinded and currently believe that my damage is permanent. I will have to have my an additional surgery to repair my eye lid,' she explained.
If the damage is permanent, she will the lose her eye.
'I am still believing God for a miracle for restoration of my sight,' Rogers added.
'We should never have to fear being in a classroom with an aggressive student.'
Rogers described the classroom as being 'ransacked' when she arrived, with overturned furniture everywhere.
Rogers was escorted into the press conference by her husband, a coach at the same school district
Rogers, surrounded by family members, thanked the community for their prayers and help during her recovery
'One student was holding his head, having been assaulted by the student remaining in the classroom.'
It's unclear whether the student had a history of violence, as school officials will not comment on his history or release his name, but Rogers repeatedly stated that public schools must accept students, regardless of what their mental or behavioral histories are.
While, the aggressive student was arrested the day of the incident, he has now been released to his parents with ankle monitoring, according to local media reports.
He has not been named.
'We're just going to wait and let the legal system play out and hopefully Mrs. Rogers will be OK and back at work soon,' Corsicana ISD spokesperson Raymond Lenix said.
Candra Rogers, an assistant principal at Collins Intermediate School in Corsicana, was flown to a Dallas-area hospital after a 'classroom disruption' involving a student on Thursday.
The incident occurred in a classroom with fewer than 10 students present. More details about the altercation have not been disclosed. Following the attack, The campus was placed on a 'Hold' status while the injured teacher received medical attention.
The student 'has been restricted to a specific location and cannot be on campus,' the school district.
The incident was referred to the Navarro County District Attorney’s Office and the Juvenile Probation Department and the school expects charges to be filed, the release states.
Rogers joined the Corsicana district last semester. Her husband, Eugene Rogers, serves as the head football coach at Corsicana High School.
As a show of support for the Rogers family, the district will hold a 'Jeans Day' fundraiser on Friday.
Rogers joined the Corsicana district last semester. Her husband, Eugene Rogers, serves as the head football coach at Corsicana High School.
Charges against the student are pending and will be determined upon completion of the investigation.
Suggested donations are $2 for students and $5 for staff members.
'Jeans often mean comfort and style, but Friday they will mean more than that. Corsicana ISD staff and students can wear jeans on Friday as part of normal fundraising efforts on campuses,' the district said.