A Lake Shore Middle School employee accused of child abuse said she acted in self-defense after the student she reportedly hit was being “disruptive” and “violent,” and when she tried to remove him from class, he began pulling her hair.

A Lake Shore Middle School employee was charged with child abuse after a physical interaction with a student on Wednesday, according to Duval County Public Schools.

A former Jacksonville teacher — who went viral after posting a video showing dead roaches in her classroom — is saying she got fired without a reason.

The campus at Lake Shore Middle School was on a temporary Code Red lockdown Thursday morning after a bus driver reported seeing a suspicious person with a weapon approach the school.