Kady Sewell says she’s learned her lesson. The now-35-year-old mother pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of child abuse and trespassing in a school safety zone after entering her son’s private Christian school in Florida City and hitting his classmate, 13-year-old Nehemiah Johnson, with a belt.
Kady Sewell, 33, was arrested on Saturday after walking into her child s school and beating Nehemiah Johnson, 13, with a belt in Florida City, near Miami.
Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on those efforts in Minnesota, which has some of the worst disparities. This report is part of our ongoing "Race Matters" coverage, and the "Agents for Change" series.