Threats made after La. teacher arrested

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana school board’s office went on temporary lockdown after getting death threats from around the world in response to widely viewed video of a teacher screaming while being handcuffed at a school board meeting.

The threats have come from other states and as far away as Australia, Europe and South America, Vermilion Parish School Board President Anthony Fontana said. He said the threats have been reported to the FBI and local police.

Middle-school English teacher Deyshia Hargrave was removed from Monday night's meeting, handcuffed and jailed after questioning pay policies during a public comment period. The teacher's union and the ACLU are investigating and two board members are complaining that the board treats women unfairly.

A video posted by KATCTV shows Hargrave complying with a city marshal's orders to leave the Vermilion Parish School Board meeting in Abbeville, west of New Orleans. Next, she is seen on the hallway floor, screaming as the marshal handcuffs her hands behind her back.

“Stop resisting,” the marshal says, hustling Hargrave toward an exit after lifting her to her feet.

“I am not, you just pushed me to the floor,” Hargrave responds.

Hargrave later bonded out of the Abbeville jail after being arrested for “remaining after being forbidden” and resisting an officer, according to KATC.

Ike Funderburk, the prosecutor and city attorney in Abbeville, later told the station Hargrave won't be prosecuted.

It remains unclear why Hargrave was handcuffed.

The Louisiana Association of Educators has a lawyer for Hargrave.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana said it was investigating as well.