Georgia teacher accused of threatening to kill student over Israeli flag question, police say
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A Georgia teacher has been charged with terroristic threats and cruelty to children after he was accused of threatening a student over an Israeli flag.
A Georgia teacher has been charged with terroristic threats and cruelty to children after he was accused of threatening a student who said she was offended by the Israeli flag in his classroom, according to a police incident report obtained by ABC News.
The Houston County Sheriff's Office report states that Benjamin Reese, 51, who is listed as a seventh-grade social studies teacher on the Warner Robins Middle School website, was reported by another teacher for yelling at three students in a hallway on Dec. 7, according to the incident report.
He was allegedly heard yelling "you motherf---ing piece of s---! I'll kick your a--! I should cut your motherf---ing head off!" toward students, according to statements included in the incident report. This was reportedly overheard by several teachers, staff members and students, according to the officer who responded to the incident.
The student who was said to be the target of Reese's alleged outburst told police that she approached Reese about the Israeli flag in his classroom after she noticed it while walking by.
She "pointed at the Israeli flag and told Reese that she has a question about it," the incident report read.