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Tiffani Lankford Biography, Wiki

Tiffani Shadell Lankford is a Texas Substitute high schoolTeacher, who was caught on a video brutally beating a teenage 16 years old student. The teacher then strikes the girl at least three times before throwing her to the floor. Substitute teacher,32, fired&arrested after this video of her beating&stomping 15 year old female student in high school classroom near Austin, Texas this afternoon. Now former teacher Tiffani Shadell Lankford charged with aggravated assault. @FOX29philly https://t.co/lIUSEIyubs — Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) November 9, 2019 The beating continues when the teacher is seen stomping on the sophomore girl's head before yelling at her and walking away. Other students are seen in the classroom and several appeared in shock as the incident took place.

Tiffani Lankford Age

She is 32 years old.

Tiffani Shadell Lankford Fired

Authorities identified the woman in the video as Tiffani Shadell Lankford, 32, who was immediately fired from her position as a substitute teacher and arrested. Authorities removed the teacher from the classroom and she was questioned by school resource officer law enforcement agents, according to the district.

Tiffani Lankford Teaching Job

In addition to firing the substitute teacher, the district reported the incident to the Texas Education Agency. According to the district, the substitute teacher had worked for Hays CISD since August 30, 2019, when she underwent orientation training.

Tiffani Lankford Arrested

She was arrested on Friday, November 8, 2019, after brutally attacking a special needs student. She was charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault after she repeatedly punched a teenage student, threw her on the ground and then stomped on her head at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas. The attorney representing the family of the teenager struck by a guest teacher at Lehman High Friday afternoon has released a statement. Tiffani Lankford was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault but has since bonded out of the Hays County Jail: https://t.co/MB3U7PrEoI pic.twitter.com/jLdSHjCDk6 — Stacy Rickard (@stacyrickardTV) November 10, 2019

Tiffani Lankford Charges

Tiffany Langford was arrested on November 8, 2019 after allegedly assaulting a student in a foreign language class at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas. She was charged with aggravated assault for a second-degree felony. According to the Hays County Sheriff's Office, Lankford was arrested after several videos showing the alleged assault were presented to the deputies. “It makes me very angry. It makes me feel sad for that child. I feel that nobody can intervene to help her because they were probably very scared, ”said resident Consuela Juárez of one of those videos. A substitute teacher in Texas was fired and charged with felony aggravated assault after she was seen on video punching and stomping on a student, authorities saidhttps://t.co/VpKyCdMNkk — The New York Times (@nytimes) November 10, 2019 The bail was set at $ 10,000, but according to the inmate's records, she was released in personal recognition, which means she promised to return to court and the judge ruled that it represented a low risk of escape.

Tiffani Lankford Substitute Teacher

UPDATE: @HaysSheriff confirms the guest teacher, Tiffani Shadell Lankford, was charged with Aggravated Assault for the incident that happened at Lehman High School Friday afternoon. The student involved was a 15-year-old girl. pic.twitter.com/bl8YkTOdf8 — Stacy Rickard (@stacyrickardTV) November 9, 2019 Tiffani has been working as a substitute teacher in the district since August 2019. She was hired by the Hays Consolidated Independent School District in August 2019 and completed orientation training. According to KXAN-TV, her first day as a substitute teacher was September 13 and, since then, she spent 18 times in the district. Lankford does not appear to have a teaching certificate, since according to the Texas Education Agency website, substitute teachers are not required to have a professional teaching certificate or permit. However, substitute teachers must pass a criminal background check before they are allowed to enter the classroom. The Hays Consolidated Independent School District says Lankford was fired as a substitute teacher, and the incident was reported to the Texas Education Agency. Lehman's director, Karen Zuniga, said in a statement to the parents; “Under no circumstances is such behavior tolerated at Lehman High School or at Hays CISD. We take the safety of our students seriously. We take quick action when this incident occurred and we will do everything necessary to protect our students. " Lehman High School posted a statement on Facebook that said they had fired the teacher as they cannot tolerate such behavior.

Tiffani Lankford Victim

The girl hit by Lankford was described as being a sophomore and a member of the basketball team. According to the police authorities the student was taken to a local hospital. She is still recovering from severe injuries. There are claims that the girl hit Lankford first. In additional videos posted on Facebook, it appears that the student hit Lankford first. Lankford was standing over the student’s desk when the girl appears to swing at her, prompting Lankford to hit back. From the angle of the video, it is unclear whether Lankford was touching the student before the violence began. The teenager's family issued a statement through his lawyer, Paul Batrice, saying they were horrified by the incident. "We are shocked and disgusted after seeing the abuse and excessive force used in this teacher's attempt to discipline a child with special needs," Batrice told KVUE on behalf of the student's family. 'There is no excuse for this type of behavior. Given the alleged criminal history of domestic violence of this teacher and the video that has shaken our community, we have begun an investigation into this teacher and Hays CISD with the hope of guaranteeing justice for this family and so that no Texas student suffers a such extreme behavior again, 'said the lawyer's statement. According to the family attorney, the student has a 504 Education Plan for special needs with the district and suffers seizures.

Tiffani Lankford Video

In the horrifying footage, the 16-year-old student appears to strike the female teacher in the face before the teacher is seen holding the girl down in her seat. SHOCKING VIDEO: A substitute teacher for Hays CISD was arrested today after she fought a teen female student in a classroom. (Video credit: Kendall) https://t.co/KjmHc9rg3U pic.twitter.com/vvGIOlaJLW — CBS Austin (@cbsaustin) November 9, 2019

Tiffani Lankford Criminal History