“Who the Hell Raising This Kids?”: 14-Year-Old Kid’s Fight With Teacher Leaks Online

Twenty-seven-year-old Michigan-born Claressa Shields is a legend. The only boxer to hold all four major world titles—WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO—in two weight classes at a time, she had a storied amateur stint. She won two consecutive gold medals in the Middleweight division at the London and Rio De Janeiro Olympics. Out of the sixty-four bouts she fought as an amateur, she lost only one.

Outside the sport, the fighter is active on social media and, from time to time, shares thought-provoking as well as disquieting news and videos. Like the one she shared yesterday. She is also known for voicing out on women empowerment. Initially posted by @FightHaven, a two-minute clip has garnered nearly thirty-eight million views.

Claressa Shields shares a ‘disturbing’ video

The video, taken inside a school classroom, purportedly shows a schoolteacher in an argument with a student.

The incident happened at Maywood Academy High School. Though details are still not precise, as per KTLA TV, the incident started when the music teacher Marston Riley asked the fourteen-year-old to leave the classroom as he was not properly attired. Other students reported that the boy refused and started hurling profanity and racial insult at the teacher.

The situation soon escalated to a fight and ended till other students and school staff intervened and separated the two.

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@FightHaven mentioned, “Is he a Hero or a Villain? Teacher beats the brakes off 14yr old student for squaring up on him…”

Shields added in her comments that the entire incident is preposterous, and both sides share the blame. But more than anything else, she asked, “But who the hell raising these kids?”

Soon others joined and shared their opinion on the issue.

What little discipline was needed could have prevented the situation from spiraling out of control

Per @JamelHerring, both sides went for the fight, but the teacher shouldn’t have initiated the contact.

@ohiostate2006 agreed likewise and added that if the student had initiated the fight, then the teacher would have been within his right to defend himself. However, since it went other ways in this case, he couldn’t help but condemn.

@kev10kop took a lighthearted view that both the belligerents need to learn how to throw punches first.

@MauriceKilbride put it most succinctly and admonished the teacher for not being a responsible adult. In his view, the entire situation could have been handled more subtly.

@R_Taylor31 seems to believe that no one is caring for these children.

@phoenixboxing1 joining the discussion, believes that instead of parents, it is social media and modern-day music that is raising children.

@BossDello also chorused what @MauriceKilbride mentioned; there are protocols to deal with such situations. The teacher shouldn’t have struck the boy at the very first instance.

Turning professional in 2016, Shields’ first bout was against Franchón Crews-Dezurn. She won the WBC and inaugural IBF super middleweight titles a year later. The WBA title joined the list in 2018. The five feet and eight-inch-tall Michiganite added WBF and WBO belts last year and remain unbeaten.

In 2020, she joined Professional Fighters League (PFL) on a three-year contract. Debuting in 2021, she won her first match against Brittney Elkin and lost the second against Abigail Montes.

Do you agree with the comments made on the incident? Do share your thoughts and views in the comments below.

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