In Georgetown, South Carolina, playing a high school prank on the teacher could land you in jail. An Andrews high school student faces 30 days jail time for hitting his teacher in the eye with a paper airplane during class. South Strand News reports: On Tuesday, Jan. 10, Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 17-year-old David Michael Elliott after his instructor, Edward McIver, told them he was struck in the eye by a paper airplane he threw during class. He was charged with third-degree assault and battery. Times staff requested a copy of the incident report concerning Elliott’s arrest after seeing his name, mugshot and charge in the Georgetown County Detention Center booking record. In response, the sheriff’s office provided the report, but redacted the name of the student who was arrested. According to the incident report, McIver – a science teacher, who also serves on the Florence Public School District One Board of Trustees – contacted the school resource officer, Deputy Paul Glover, and told him he had been struck in the eye. In the report, Glover noted McIver’s eye appeared “very red.” Glover said McIver was “very upset” about being struck in the eye because of a recent [...]
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