Oct 24, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools District teacher was assaulted in the classroom. Now she's on part-time medical leave and is sharing her frustration, claiming that the school district isn't doing enough to solve a significant problem. Niki Aktipis said if she wanted to brawl, she would sign up to be an MMA fighter, but instead was thrust into the middle of a fight at work. "It's one student in front of me, hitting me, and then the one is trying to hit the girl in front of me,” Aktipis, a science teacher at Wyandotte High School, recalled. Questions surround removal of Kansas City parks board member Aktipis has taught for five years, but what happened on September 5th was something she never imagined could happen. "So, at this point I had gotten one of the girls toward the door before it turned into what you're seeing,” she said, showing FOX4 a video of the fight. It was last period of the day at Wyandotte High, and three girls were in her class arguing when she stepped in to tell the one who wasn't supposed to be in there to leave. So, the science teacher started trying to get her student out of the classroom. As the girls were still screaming at each other, she nodded to another student to go get a principal, and that's when chaos ensued. "I get my kid close to the door and I'm about to open it and I hear, 'you B****,' And I'm like, 'Oh no,” she said. The girl she told to leave her class, that Aktipis says shouldn't have been in there from the beginning, you can see that young lady starts swinging in the video. From there it's all a blur before another fight broke out in the classroom just minutes later. Missouri Amendment 6 ‘going to have a drastic impact on public safety’ We reached out to the KCKPS asking a series of questions, including if charges would be filed. The district says: "We can confirm that an incident occurred at Wyandotte High School. This is a student and employee matter, and we have no further comment." KCKPS has its own police department, so if charges would be filed or an investigation were to happen, the district would lead that. But to this point, Aktipis says none of the above has happened, and she doesn't know why. "Nobody should have to fight, nobody should have to say, 'I was assaulted by a kid, please help me.' For simply being a teacher,” she said. She will return to school full time after she recovers from several injuries, including a hit to the head. When asked if she will be in the classroom next year, she didn't know the answer.
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