Teacher gets arrested for assisting a student in the classroom over a piece of gum. Officers with the Toledo Police Department were dispatched to Toledo Preparatory Academy following reports that a teacher had physically assaulted an eighth-grade student. The incident involved 31-year-old teacher Brandi Nicole Aldrich and a 13-year-old girl who had only enrolled at the school a few days prior. ​According to witness accounts and school security footage, the altercation began when Aldrich accused the eighth grader of chewing gum in class. The student denied the accusation, leading to a heated verbal exchange. The confrontation quickly turned physical when Aldrich knocked a fidget toy from the student’s desk, grabbed the teenager, yanked her out of her seat, and placed her in a headlock before shoving her out into the hallway. During the struggle, the student threw punches in a claimed attempt to pull away from the teacher. ​School administrators, including Dean of Students Jaymie Jackson and Principal Mosberger, immediately reviewed the classroom security video. Determining that Aldrich had directly violated protocols by physically engaging the student rather than calling an administrator or security to escort the teen from the room, the administration terminated Aldrich’s employment on the spot and contacted law enforcement. ​Upon arrival, officers documented visible red marks on the student consistent with a headlock she was placed in. When questioned outside the school, Aldrich claimed the student was unruly, had threatened her, and that she was merely attempting to remove a disruptive presence. She also cited past restraint training from a prior school network and pointed to internal friction with school leadership. ​After cross-referencing Aldrich’s statements with the classroom footage and the physical injuries documented on the victim, officers placed Aldrich under arrest. She was transported to the Lucas County Jail and formally booked on a misdemeanor charge of assault. At her arraignment in Toledo Municipal Court, Aldrich entered a plea of not guilty and was released on her own recognizance with a temporary protection order barring any contact with the victim. Also good on the officer for chewing out the girl at the end as in my opinion she is just as guilty as that teacher and the mother needs to be ready for future police encounters regarding her kid.