Teen May Face Assault and Battery Charges for Throwing Baby Carrot at Teacher

A 14-year old girl could be facing assault and battery charges after an altercation with a former teacher, according to WTVR. Moody Middle School disciplinary documents allege that Aliya May used a dangerous weapon against the teacher.

Her weapon of choice, according to school officials? A baby carrot.

The girl's mother, Karrie May said, "I don't even know how to combat the stupidity".I don't understand this. Yes,it happened, and I can see a couple of days in school detention or even a couple days out-of-school suspension.  But this goes way beyond that. We have to go to court, and her charges aren't small: assault and battery with a weapon."

According to her mother, Aliya has been suspended from school for a month.

Aliya said she had left class and saw a teacher she had last year in the hallway. As a joke, she said she reached for a baby carrot she had stashed at lunch and tossed it towards the teacher. The Henrico County, Virginia teen never thought she'd hit her in the forehead.

Henrico Schools declined to comment on the carrot case.

Karrie May said the school’s Disciplinary Review Board sent a letter recently to try to get her daughter to admit guilt. She said they respectfully declined.

The mother said that her daughter now awaits a summons to see what happens next.