Alabama Teacher Arrested After Child Abuse Video

Gentle parenting is a new normal for many parents in America. According to Zipdo, nearly three-quarters of millennial parents practice this style, which involves empathy, respect, and boundaries. 

A decorated Alabama teacher has been charged after an alleged abuse incident involving her son. According to MyNBC15, a video shared by a family member shows 44-year-old Randi Nicole Staples of Cottage Hill Christian Academy strike her 12-year-old child that is about with a strap or belt 22 times.

"People are entitled to discipline their children how they choose, but that went well beyond discipline. It was abuse," says Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch in an article posted by MyNBC15, who calls the behavior in the video "repulsive".

“This was abuse and an assault, far beyond discipline. I think we counted around 20 something strikes and then grabbing the child by the hair and striking, I think the last time it was across his arms,” Burch said in the article.

"There was never any question or doubt that she was ultimately going to be arrested."

Staples received the school's "Teacher of the Year" award earlier this year. She's since been terminated by Cottage Hill Christian Academy.

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"Following the findings of law enforcement, which determined that the teacher had engaged in improper conduct unrelated to her school responsibilities, an arrest was made, and Cottage Hill Christian Academy terminated her employment in accordance with institutional policy," the school said in a statement according to MyNBC15.

It's being reported that pulled the child up from the sofa by his hair, and begin striking the child.

You can read the full statement on MyNBC15 by clicking here.