Archer Lodge middle school teacher filmed threatening students

A Johnston County mother says a teacher at Archer Lodge Middle School used a racial slur against her daughter and threatened their family following a minor classroom disagreement.
Posted 4/20/2024, 2:09:16 AM Updated 4/20/2024, 12:58:10 PM

FOR PASSOVER AND HOW THEY'RE

PREPARING.

ONLY ON WRAL TONIGHT, A

DISTURBING VIDEO CIRCULATING

ON SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER A TEACHER

APPEARS TO THREATEN STUDENTS AT

ARCHER LODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M LENA

TILLETT AND I'M CHRIS

LOVINGOOD.

>> WHEN YOU TAKE A LISTEN TO

THIS VIDEO, A PARENT TELLS US

WAS TAKEN INSIDE A CLASSROOM.

>> I WOULD HOPE YOUR FAMILY

FOR THE REST OF YOUR IT'S TOUGH

TO MAKE YOUR LIFE MISERABLE.

>> ONLY ON WRAL, CARLY HAYNES

TALKED WITH THE MOTHER WHO IS

DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY

TONIGHT FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN

HER DAUGHTER'S CLASSROOM.

CARLY.

>> THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TONIGHT

LOCKED AND IN THE DARK. AND

THAT'S WHERE THIS MOM FEELS.

SHE IS WITH LITTLE TO NO

ANSWERS FROM THE SCHOOL

DISTRICT AFTER THIS VIDEO.

>> IT'S GOT THE FIRE FOR SAYING

THAT WE'RE, YOU 16 YEARS.

I WOULD HOPE FOR THE REST OF

YOUR LIFE. IT'S AN EXCHANGE

CAUGHT FROM INSIDE ARCHER LODGE

MIDDLE IT'S TOUGH TO MAKE YOUR

LIFE MISERABLE. YOU THREATEN MY

KID LIKE THE NY WAS BAD.

ENOUGH SAID WHITNEY DEAN SAYS

THE TEACHER HONORING A RACIAL

SLUR BUT HER DAUGHTER TO START

THE FIRE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A

50 SOMETHING YEAR OLD MAN.

>> TALKING TO MY 13 YEAR-OLD

DAUGHTER THREATENING HER ABOUT

HARMING HER. HER FAMILY BECAUSE

YOU'VE GOT OUT ALIVE IN CLASS

MEANS AS IT HAPPENED TUESDAY

DURING DISMISSAL AND THAT THE

MAN IN THE VIDEO IS MICHAEL

MELKY, HENRI DEEN POSTED THIS

PHOTO. WE CALLED HIM. HE TOLD

US THERE ARE 2 SIDES TO EVERY

STORY. I COULDN'T SAY MORE DUE

TO SCHOOL POLICY. WE ASKED THE

SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT YOUR E

IS STILL EMPLOYED.

>> THEY SAID THEY CAN'T COMMENT

ON CONFIDENTIAL STUDENT AND

PERSONNEL MATTERS

>> ONE TEACHER IN A SCHOOL

WHERE

MEANWHILE, DEAN IS RAMPING UP

SECURITY.

>> I DON'T OWN HOME. IT.

THE WHOLE SITUATION WAS NOT

SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO TAKE

LIGHTLY.

>> AT ALL.

>> WHEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS

UNCONFIRMED IS NO FURY WAS

REMOVED FROM SCHOOL GROUNDS.

HE'S STILL LISTED HOMELESS