Baltimore Teacher Files Charges Against Student

The Baltimore Sun reports:

Jolita Berry, the teacher whose assault at Reginald F. Lewis High School was recorded on a cell phone camera and highly publicized, filed criminal charges yesterday against the student who she says attacked her.

Margaret Burns, a spokeswoman for Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy, confirmed that Berry had filed second-degree assault charges against the girl with the Department of Juvenile Services.

The juvenile system will interview the girl and determine whether to forward the case to prosecutors in Jessamy's office.

Berry, a 30-year-old art teacher at the Northeast Baltimore school, said last night that she filed the charges because she does not want other teachers to go through what she has.

We wish Jolita Berry all the best.