Harmani Osbi’s mother is enraged after her daughter’s front teeth were allegedly were yanked out by a worker at her school.
Harmani, 7, attends a class for children with behavioral issues at the Solis Cohen Elementary School in Northeast Philadelphia. Harmani’s mother, Tomeka Speller, says her daughter was chewing on her sweater and refused to stop when a specially trained school therapeutic worker told her to. Speller says the worker then forcefully pulled out the sweater, yanking out the girl’s three front teeth.
“She should be getting the support that she needs,” said Speller, according to NBC News. “Not getting attacked in the classroom.”
“She used excessive force,” Speller said. “She just said, ‘I’m not having this today’ and she yanked it out. Just because you’re having a bad day does not mean you’re going to mistreat my child!”
