‘Blood Was Pouring’: Texas Educator Recounts Terrifying Moment Sixth Grader’s Hanger Attack Left Her Blind In One Eye and Shattered Her Life, Slams School System for Negligence

A Texas educator said she forgave a sixth grade boy who permanently blinded her in one eye during an attack four months ago and used the incident to urge state leaders to make necessary changes in the education system. Candra Rogers told local news outlets that the attack happened in August, just four days after the start of the school year at Corsicana Independent School District’s Collins Intermediate. Candra Rogers forgives sixth grader who attacked her with a hanger, but calls out the school system that failed them both. (Credit: Vide Screengrab KWTX) “At lunch, I was sitting with one of the teachers,” the 56-year-old assistant principal told KWTX. “I heard a call over the radio from our behavioral class needing some assistance.” Rogers rushed to the classroom and saw the teacher and every student standing outside the room, except a sixth-grade boy who was still inside. She said the boy had gone on a rampage inside the classroom and attacked another student. “I entered and found the student was still irate and found the room ransacked with overturned furniture. I knew I had to be as calm as possible and I spoke lowly and slowly,” Rogers said. The student...