A Florida middle school teacher has been arrested for holding a violent “fight club” for sixth-grade girls in her classroom.

Angel Footman, 23, is a teacher at Griffin Middle School in Tallahassee and has been charged with four counts of “contributing to the delinquency of a minor” for encouraging and promoting fights in her classroom.

Local station WCTV reports that court documents note “a School Resource Deputy was alerted on March 24 that students were being allowed to fight in 23-year-old Angel Footman’ classroom. School administrators were also shown videos purported to show several of the alleged fights taking place between March 22 and March 23.”

“According to the documents, several sixth-grade girls told detectives that they participated in planned fights during school hours, and they allege they were invited back for additional fights,” the report continued.

The girls also said the teacher had rules: “30 seconds, no screaming, no yelling, no phones.”

According to the probable cause affidavit obtained by the station, a detective reviewed videos in which Footman was seen sitting at her desk during the fights and saying things like “no screaming, no nothing” and “stop pulling hair.”

Footman claimed she was not organizing the fights — but did not intervene, call for help, or report any of them to school officials.

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office took the disgraced teacher into custody on Friday. She is scheduled to be arraigned on May 4.

It is unclear if her employment has been terminated by the school.

The Gateway Pundit has reached out to Griffin Middle School officials and will update this story if more information is provided.

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People with inside knowledge at CNN are reportedly ‘baffled’ as to why the network continues standing by and continuing to employ Don Lemon.

Lemon has been under increased scrutiny recently, due to an explosive report from Variety.

Additionally, Lemon’s ratings are terrible, which you might think would cause the network to part ways with him.

FOX News reports:

CNN insiders baffled why network stands by Don Lemon as controversies mount: ‘One of the biggest mysteries’

Ratings-challenged host Don Lemon has emerged as Teflon at CNN, with the network standing by his every move despite the constant negative attention he creates.

CNN’s latest defense of the embattled anchor came last week when Variety published a bombshell report revealing scandalous allegations about him such as sending threatening text messages to a colleague from a burner phone and repeatedly exhibiting misogynistic and “diva-like” behavior. A spokesperson on behalf of Lemon ripped the claims in a strongly worded statement distributed by CNN that blasted the report as “riddled with patently false anecdotes” and “based on unsourced, unsubstantiated, 15-year-old anonymous gossip.”

CNN itself put an emphasis on Lemon denying the claims, and he has appeared on “CNN This Morning” per usual. A longtime media industry executive who previously worked at CNN is baffled that the network continues to stand by him.

“Well before the Variety article appeared, it’s been one of the biggest mysteries in TV news why CNN keeps Don Lemon around. He rates poorly, he is a source of constant embarrassment and his new morning show is an unqualified disaster,” the media insider told Fox News Digital.

“Now his long history of degrading women has been laid bare,” they continued. “What mysterious hold does he have over his bosses that explains his longevity?”

Everyone seems to be asking the same question.

Why hasn't Don Lemon been fired?!https://t.co/A0NdAC4JXa

— ACT For America (@ACTforAmerica) April 11, 2023

‘The Biggest Mysteries in TV News’: How Does Don Lemon Still Have A Job?https://t.co/Oyv81j7VRA

— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) April 11, 2023

Seriously, how is the man still employed?

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