A west Alabama mother is facing multiple criminal charges after authorities say she threatened an elementary school teacher and then kicked a police officer while he tried to take her into custody.
The incident happened Oct. 12 at Moundville Elementary School. Court records and authorities say 24-year-old Bria Clayton went to the school to confront a teacher. At some point, the teacher saw a loaded gun – a Hi-Point 9 mm pistol – in the front seat of Clayton’s car in the carpool line. The teacher then notified the school resource officer.
As the officer tried to put Clayton in his patrol vehicle, she kicked him in the chest.
Hale County District Attorney Michael Jackson said Clayton is charged with third-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, obstructing government operations, resisting arrest, carrying a pistol without a license, possession of a firearm on school property, possession of drug paraphernalia.
She is set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing in early November.
“Parents confronting teachers is one of the main reasons many teachers are starting to choose another profession,’’ Jackson said. “This has to stop.”