Sutter Creek Elementary School is located in Amador County in California. Screenshot via NBC News/KCRA NewsCalifornia parent was furious at the school's mask policy and punched a teacher.Officials said that the teacher was taken to the hospital after sustaining lacerations to his face.The parent was banned from attending the elementary school.For more stories, visit Insider's homepage.A parent attacked a teacher at Amador County Elementary School, California on Wednesday. NBC reported.The incident happened when the parent was returning his daughter to Sutter Creek Elementary School. He noticed that she was wearing a face mask in compliance with COVID-19.According to CNN, the father got into a heated argument over the matter with the school principal. He allegedly called it a conspiracy and claimed that children were being treated "like animals."Continue reading: A mom who worked with Obama is fighting a mom who worked with Trump over mask mandates within this small Mississippi school districtA male teacher attempted to intervene during the argument to calm down the father, but the fight continued.Sutter Creek Police officers didn't arrest the father of the student, but they said that they are still investigating.Torie Gibson, Amador County Unified Schools District Superintendent, reported that the teacher had suffered "lacerations to his face, some bruising and a pretty good knot in his back." He was discharged the next day after being treated at the hospital.Although it was not clear if the parent suffered any injuries, he was prohibited from being on campus.Gibson wrote to his families in a letter: "As the first school day comes and goes there are always hiccups along this journey, especially during this trying period."She added, "Remember that we are not the ones creating the rules/mandates." "If we want to keep the doors and students at school five days per week open, then we must follow them."Continue the storyThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had previously recommended that all children return to school wearing masks this year. This recommendation is made because more children are getting sick with the Delta coronavirus.All over the country, there are disputes over school mask mandates.CNN reported that Georgia elementary school parents clashed over a mandate for a mask. Some were accused of spitting.This week's video shows parents wearing masks in Franklin, Tennessee as they harass their children. The incident occurred after the school board approved a temporary mask mandate.Insider has the original article.
