A sideline altercation at an elementary college basketball sport in Louisiana final week ended with two girls in jail and one within the hospital.

On Monday, Jan. 13, the principal of Iberville Elementary College — situated in Plaquemine, a metropolis in Iberville Parish — was watching college students play basketball after college hours when she noticed two young children wandering onto the courtroom, based on native outlet WAFB.

To maintain the children out of hurt’s manner, the principal moved from her nook spot within the college gymnasium and moved them away from the lively sport — an motion she repeated at the least twice, based on the outlet, which obtained surveillance footage of the incident. 

In a clip of one of many cases, the principal could be seen lifting a younger pupil up and away from the courtroom whereas guiding the opposite to do the identical.

Persevering with her efforts to maintain the children away from the motion, she flagged a mother strolling by who had “three youngsters in tow,” in addition to a buddy together with her, Plaquemine Police Chief Stephen Engolio advised WAFB.

The principal then instructed the mother, whom police have since been recognized as Alessia Parker, to “preserve [her] youngsters off the basketball courtroom” as a result of “it disrupts the entire sport,” the police chief mentioned. Parker, 33, “clearly took offense with that,” Engolio advised WAFB, foreshadowing her response, which was caught on the surveillance footage.

Within the courtside footage, the mother — who was holding one baby’s hand and had one other child on her hip — turns into visibly upset, stepping ahead and transferring very near the principal. The principal then places a hand up and on Parker, who then instantly seems to hit the educator within the head.

“The [principal] places her hand as much as form of preserve her off her and [Parker] simply punched her, knocked her out of her chair,” Engolio mentioned of the altercation.

A deputy with the Iberville Sheriff’s Division was on the sport and stepped in instantly to interrupt issues up between the 2 girls, per WAFB. However Parker’s punch left a mark on the principal.

Police mentioned she suffered a “busted lip” and head damage and was taken to the hospital, per WAFB. She was in a position to return to work the next day, based on one other Louisiana outlet, WBRZ.

“She’s okay now,” Engolio mentioned of the educator, “but it surely was a fairly brutal assault.”

Parker turned herself within the subsequent day, and Plaquemine Police arrested her and charged her with resisting officers, disturbing the peace and battery of a college trainer, which is a felony, based on WAFB and the Plaquemine Publish South.

Plaquemine Police and the Iberville Sheriff’s Division didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for touch upon Sunday, Jan. 19.

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One other lady who was allegedly concerned within the incident, Jemecia Godchaux, was additionally arrested, the Plaquemine Publish South reported.

Referring to her as Parker’s “cohort,” Engolio alleged to WAFB that Godchaux, 37, was “form of egging it on, made some threats and was cussing folks out, too.” The outlet didn’t launch footage of Godchaux’s involvement within the battle.

Godchaux was booked, and police mentioned she additionally had at the least one different pending bench warrant, based on the Plaquemine Publish South and WBRZ.

In an announcement to each retailers, Iberville Parish College Board Superintendent Dr. Louis Voiron mentioned that the Louisiana college system “wouldn’t tolerate the kind of habits” that Parker and Godchaux exhibited on the basketball sport.

Each girls have been “banned” from all colleges within the system, the superintendent added.