Larizza on Monday calling on the Seventh Circuit’s top prosecutor to charge the two teens with aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, a third-degree felony, and a pair of enhancements that could elevate the charge to a first-degree felony, by Dec. And kids deserve to learn and feel safe at the same time.”Įric Josey, chairman of legal redress for Flagler’s NAACP chapter, said the organization emailed a letter to State Attorney R.J. “Teachers deserve to teach we deserve to teach in a safe environment. “I miss my students, but unfortunately I don’t feel safe anymore in my classroom,” she said. She said she has not been back to teach at the school since the incident last week and added she attended the press conference to support colleagues who have had similar experiences that may have gone unreported. Lee, who has been teaching at FPCHS for six years, was accompanied by her husband and at least 40 people who gathered around her to offer support. "I believe that we’ve had a history here in Flagler County of disparate treatment between black children and white children," she said. She also claimed the latest incident is further evidence of a troubling trend of inequality in how students of color are disciplined within the Flagler County school district. Local NAACP officials claim the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office bungled the initial investigation and Sheriff Rick Staly “sought to bury the incident,” which Staly denies.ĭuring Tuesday’s news conference, Flagler NAACP chapter president Linda Matthew reiterated her stance that the students would have been arrested immediately and charged with felonies if they were black. 10 online conversation between the two teens who were using school-issued computers.