South Carolina Bill Makes an Assault on Teachers a Felony Friday March 07, 2003 9:36am What best describes your feeling on a possible war with Iraq?  Wait for inspectors to finish  Do nothing without UN approval  No war under any circumstances  Remove Saddam at any cost disclaimer  |  results  |  more polls ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story Columbia (AP) - An attack on a North Charleston High School teacher last month has prompted Lowcountry lawmakers to write a bill to make it a felony to assault school workers.  Charleston Senator John Kuhn's bill would also give teachers the right to bring criminal charges against students. That is currently restricted to school administrators.  The bill would make it a felony to assault any school worker on school grounds or at a school-sanctioned event. Such an attack generally would be considered a misdemeanor now.  Kuhn says he wants it spelled out in the law that teachers could sue students. A 16-year-old student was given one year of probation and 25 hours of community service last month after pleading guilty to assault and battery for attacking a social studies teacher. » Find More Articles Related To This One » Search The Internet For More On This Topic Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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