A Caney Valley, Oklahoma, school teacher is facing criminal charges after hitting a student with her shoe.
47-year-old LeAnna Sample, of Coffeyville, was charged with assault and battery. According to the Ramona Police Department, Sample hit a student twice in the back with her shoe after they tried to leave the classroom, leaving large red welts on the student's back.
According to a witness, Sample said she was allowed to hit the student as hard as she wanted. Photographs of the student's injuries were taken by fellow students and the victim's mother. After the incident, Sample admitted to striking the student to Principal Kane Jackson. Sample has been placed on paid administrative leave with the school district pending an investigation. She will appear in court again on May 14th at 9:00am. Sample posted her bond.
