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Viral video of teacher confronting protestors sparks controversy

Credit: 23ABC News | Bakersfield
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Viral video of teacher confronting protestors sparks controversy
Viral video of teacher confronting protestors sparks controversy
Viral video of teacher confronting protestors sparks controversy

SINCE A LITTLE AFTER 6PMSO FAR IT HAS BEEN A PEACEFULGATHERING..AND IT WAS A SIMILARPEACEFUL PROTEST LIKE THIS WHENA MOTHER ANDDAUGHTER WERE VERBALLY ATTACKEDBY WOMAN WHO HASIDENTIFIED HERSELF.

SHE'SRELEASED AN APOLOGY, BUTTONIGHT WE'RE ALSO HEARING FROMTHE WOMAN SHE THREATENED.DO NOT FILM MY DAUGHTER..

YOUNEEDTO GET YOUR WIFE..

I WILLKILL YOU.THE VIDEO THAT HAS BEEN SEEN BYTHOUSANDS ONLINE IS UNDERA MINUTE LONG AND SHOWS A VERBALCONFRONTATIONBETWEEN A MOTHER AND DAUGHTERWHO ALLEGEDLY WEREPROTESTING NEAR BY CARRIEMAXWELLS HOME, ON JUNE 5TH.MAXWELL IS SEEN BEING PULLEDAWAY BY A MAN AND A LITTLE GIRLIS HEARD CRYING.TODAY MAXWELL RELEASED ASTATEMENT APOLOGIZINGFROM HER LAWYER KYLE HUMPHREYWHO IS NOWREPRESENTING MAXWELL IN THISCASE..IN A STRETCH OF A FEW SECONDSSHE'SSAID SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVETURNED INTO SOMEWHAT THAT ISMUCH UGLIER THANIT WEASAND SHE DIDN'T SAYANYTHING RACIST OR AGAINST THEMOVEMENT IN PART THE STATEMENTREADS ""I WANT TO OFFER MYSINCEREST APOLOGY TO ANYONE WHOWAS HURT BY MYBEHAVIOR IN THE VIDEO.

MYBEHAVIOR WAS NEVER INTENDEDIN ANY WAY TO DIMINISH THISIMPORTANT TIME IN THE LIFE OFOUR COUNTRY- AND "I AMHUMILIATED BY MY ACTIONS."SHE HEARD THE CHANTING AND THEPROFANITY..AND VIOLENCE NEARHOME AND SHE ASKED AND DEMANDEDHIS BEMOVED AWAY FROM HER HOME ANDTHAT PERSON HAD THE RIGHT TO BETHEREAND I THINK YOU HAD TWO MOVABLEFORCES WHERE UNFORTUNATELY MYCLIENT SAID SOMETHING STUPID ANDIGNORANT BUT NOTHING TO INDICATESHES A BIGOT"IT READS ON SAYING I NEVER SPOKETO OR THREATENED THIS WOMANDAUGHTER.IN HER APOLOGY MAXWELL MENTIONSSHE'S A TEACHER, STATINGSHE IS HEARTBROKEN TO THINK THATANY OF HER STUDENTSOR PARENTS SAW THAT VIDEOTHE BAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOLDISTRICT ALSO RELEASED ASTATEMENT ABOUT HEREMPLOYEMENT..

SAYING THAT AREOF THE INCIDENT AND IT READS INPART.

" WE DON'T CONDONE NORENDORSE THE ACTION AND BEHAVIORCAPTURED ON THEVIDEO..

THE DISTRICT ISCURRENTLY CONDUCTING ANINVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT."ACCORDING TO THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENTTHEY SHARE THAT THEY ARE AWAREOF THE VIDEO AND ARE CURRENTLYINVESTIGATING.IF YOU FIND YOURSELF GETTINGUPSETREMEMBER FREE SPEECH GOES BOTHWAYS AND OF YOUR ARE VOICINGYOUROPINION IT DOESN'T MAKE ITWRONG..

AN D OR ILLEGAL OR RIGHTTO PROVOKINGSOMEONE INTO A CRIME.MEANWHILE -- THE WOMAN WHO WASVERBALLY CONFRONTEDRELEASED A STATEMENT TO USTONIGHT SAYING IN PARTAS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TOACCEPT AN APOLOGY, I DO NOT SEETHIS AS A LEGITIMATE APOLOGY.THIS IS A PRESS RELEASEFROM A LAWYER THAT MS. MAXWELLHAS SECURED, FULL OFEXCUSES FOR MS. MAXWELL'SBEHAVIOR.THE LAWYER SENT THE STATEMENT TOEVERY NEWS STATION, BUT AT NOPOINT IN THE STATEMENT WAS ANAPOLOGYDIRECTED AT ME OR MY DAUGHTER.TO READ THE FULL STATEMENT GO TOOUR WEBSITE TURN TO 23 DOTCOM...BUT FOR NOW -- LEZLA GOODEN...AND NEW DETAILS TONIGHT -- THEBAKERSFIELD POLICE

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