COLUMBUS, Ind. Melissa Streeval now teaches online school.

The 10-year teacher left her classroom after the 2024-2025 school year due to safety concerns.

I never signed up for being scared to go to work, said Streeval.

Streeval says she was injured on the job by students twice to the point of seeking medical treatment.

She says both times, she was trying to stop a student from hurting other kids on the playground.

He was stomping on my feet, kicking my legs, said Streeval. The bottom half of my legs were completely red and swollen. I just couldnt calm him."

At the time, Streeval worked at Clifty Creek Elementary School in the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation.

We are not allowed to put our hands on any child for any reason, said Streeval. Thats why I had requested many tim

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