HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – A substitute teacher in Hillsborough County is in trouble with the law after being accused of trying to start a fight with a 14-year-old student.
According to authorities, 26-year-old Benjamin Barnes got into an argument with the child and used racially charged language while snatching the child’s phone out of his hands.
Barnes is not a teacher with Hillsborough County but a substitute with a third-party company known as Kelly Services.
Although the motive behind the incident is unclear, Barnes was charged with battery.
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