It's a sight you would not expect to see in a Volcano Vista High School classroom. Teenagers fighting with swords. KOAT obtained footage of the incident. One student was seriously hurt, and now her family is suing the district. "Our client says the teacher came in and said I have a surprise for you guys," Jessica Hernandez, an attorney for the student, said. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines from KOAT Action 7 NewsThe video in question shows the teacher resting her hip against a podium, watching her students charge each other with the weapons. "If I'm a parent, and I take my kid to school, I think they will be safe. I think the teachers are going to protect them, and here absolutely the opposite happened," Hernandez said.According to Hernandez, this incident happened in May 2022. Her client, 16 at the time, took the video shared with us before she was sliced in her right hand by the sword. "I've talked to her surgeon, and he described the way that as he was doing the surgery inside, he could actually feel where the sword had made a mark in the bone. She may not ever regain full motion or strength in her right hand, and she is right-handed," Hernandez said. Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeThe family is now suing Albuquerque Public Schools for allowing this to happen. The civil lawsuit states that the teacher set a 2-minute timer for each sword fight. And claims that once the student was injured, the teacher said, "I'm in trouble," and ordered her students to delete any videos of the incident."911 was not called for about half an hour after this happened, which is shocking that this little girl is bleeding in a classroom and paramedics are not called for 30 minutes. So those are also procedures that APS needs to address to make sure that first, this doesn't happen. But if a student is injured, what are you going to do about it immediately to make sure they get the care that they need," Hernandez said. APS told KOAT they do not comment on pending litigation.The teacher is no longer employed with APS, but it's unclear if she was let go because of the incident. The lawsuit was filed last week.Action 7 News On The Go: Download our app for free
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
It's a sight you would not expect to see in a Volcano Vista High School classroom.
Teenagers fighting with swords. KOAT obtained footage of the incident.
One student was seriously hurt, and now her family is suing the district.
"Our client says the teacher came in and said I have a surprise for you guys," Jessica Hernandez, an attorney for the student, said.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines from KOAT Action 7 News
The video in question shows the teacher resting her hip against a podium, watching her students charge each other with the weapons.
"If I'm a parent, and I take my kid to school, I think they will be safe. I think the teachers are going to protect them, and here absolutely the opposite happened," Hernandez said.
According to Hernandez, this incident happened in May 2022. Her client, 16 at the time, took the video shared with us before she was sliced in her right hand by the sword.
"I've talked to her surgeon, and he described the way that as he was doing the surgery inside, he could actually feel where the sword had made a mark in the bone. She may not ever regain full motion or strength in her right hand, and she is right-handed," Hernandez said.
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The family is now suing Albuquerque Public Schools for allowing this to happen.
The civil lawsuit states that the teacher set a 2-minute timer for each sword fight.
And claims that once the student was injured, the teacher said, "I'm in trouble," and ordered her students to delete any videos of the incident.
"911 was not called for about half an hour after this happened, which is shocking that this little girl is bleeding in a classroom and paramedics are not called for 30 minutes. So those are also procedures that APS needs to address to make sure that first, this doesn't happen. But if a student is injured, what are you going to do about it immediately to make sure they get the care that they need," Hernandez said.
APS told KOAT they do not comment on pending litigation.
The teacher is no longer employed with APS, but it's unclear if she was let go because of the incident.
The lawsuit was filed last week.
Action 7 News On The Go: Download our app for free