Topsail teacher still recovering after alleged attack by student

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) – A teacher allegedly injured by her student a month ago is still out of work and cannot even drive. All of this as the family says that middle school student is not seeing any punishment.

The Pender County Sheriff’s Office says the alleged assault happened in a Topsail Middle School classroom. These are the images nearly a month after the April 19th incident.

The teacher’s family says she suffered a traumatic brain injury.

She’s been told she cannot work for another three months by a doctor.

The family has filed charges against the 15-year-old student.

School officials did not return our request for comment.