An angry parent marched into a Lakewood Ranch High classroom Tuesday, punched a teacher's assistant in the face and cussed him out in front of students, authorities said.
The 42-year-old Bradenton father, Dave F. Swafford, was supposed to meet with school administrators to discuss an allegation that the school employee had inappropriately touched his daughter.
But Swafford bypassed that meeting and went directly to the classroom, and is facing a felony battery charge. The school district and the Sheriff's Office are investigating the teacher's assistant, Deon W. Mathis.
