A DEPUTY FIRED HIS GUN HITTING
THE MAN.
THIS IS BEING INVESTIGATED.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN A
BRUTAL ATTACK OF THE
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE.
49-YEAR-OLD MOHAMMED REMAINS IN
CRITICAL CONDITION BUT IS
SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT.
POLICE SAY A STUDENT ATTACKED
HIM.
18-YEAR-OLD COREY IS A SENIOR
AT HARRISON EDUCATION CENTER.
HE IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS
OF ASSAULT.
HE WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL BUT
HE IS REQUIRED TO WEAR A HOME
MONITORING DEVICE AND STAY AWAY
FROM THE VICTIM.
IN HIS FIRST APPEARANCE, HE
ACKNOWLEDGED HIS MENTAL ILLNESS
AND HE IS ON MEDICATION.
WE FEEL FOR HIM AND WE WILL TRY
TO WORK WITH HIM WITH HIS
ISSUES.
WE CANNOT HAVE THIS KIND OF
VIOLENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME
THERE HAS BEEN AN ATTACK AT
HARRISON.
ANGELA DAVIS LOOKS AT THE
CHALLENGES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
FACES.
THIS IS BEEN A DIFFICULT
SITUATION.
I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY
AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS
AND STAFF IN MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
Reporter: THE SUPERINTENDENT
SAYS HE HAS VISITED MOHAMMED IN
THE HOSPITAL.
RELATIVES SAY HE IS NOW ABLE TO
TALK BUT HE DOESN'T REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.
THEY QUESTION THE DECISION TO
RELEASE HIS ATTACKER FROM JAIL.
I DON'T THINK BECAUSE HE HAD
A MONITORING DEVICE THAT WOULD
STOP AND GOING OUT.
THE CONCERN ISN'T ABOUT
MOHAMMED, IT IS ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY.
Reporter: THE PRINCIPLE OF
HARRISON WAS ATTACKED BY A
STUDENT IN 2014 AND SUFFERED A
CONCUSSION.
MONICA HAS SINCE LEFT THE
DISTRICT BUT TOLD US THE
RESTRICTIVE POLICIES ARE NOT
WORKING.
THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT AN
ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO
LEARNING.
IT IS CALLED AN EDUCATION
CENTER BUT WHAT IT IS IS A
PRISON.
I DON'T KNOW THE FORMER
PRINCIPAL.
I HAVE BEEN HERE TWO YEARS.
SHE CALLED THE SCHOOL TO
PRISON.
I HAVE BEEN HERE TWO YEARS.
I HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
INTERACT WITH THE STAFF ON
NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.
Reporter: AND A CHANCE TO
VISIT HARRISON.
HE DROPPED IN ON THE CELEBRATION
OF A NEW KITCHEN THAT WAS BUILT
FOR COOKING CLASSES.
THE ACTIVITY WAS WE HAD CAKE
OF THE MONTH.
THE STUDENTS PREPARED A MEAL,
CAKE AND THEY WANTED TO
CELEBRATE AND SHOWCASE WHAT
THEY HAD DONE WITH THEIR NEW
FACILITY AND WORK.
THAT TO ME FEELS LIKE A
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
Reporter: HARRISON IS A
SMALL SCHOOL SERVING BETWEEN 35
AND 50 STUDENTS.
THE STAFF INCLUDES AND A
PSYCHOLOGIST.
THEY ALSO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT FROM OUTSIDE AGENCIES
AS WELL.
THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS AN
UNUSUAL WAY OF ANSWERING THE
QUESTIONS.
Reporter: THEY DIDN'T
ADDRESS ANYTHING SPECIFIC
REGARDING THE STUDENT.
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TALKED
ABOUT MOHAMMED AND ONE OF THE
PROVISIONS THE JUDGES SAYS IS
THAT COREY CAN'T BE WITHIN ANY
CLOSE DISTANCE TO MOHAMMED.
IF HE WERE TO RETURN TO SCHOOL
HE COULDN'T BE IN THE SAME
BUILDING.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HAVE
