Former Lexington School District One middle school teacher suing school district

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Attorneys for a Midlands teacher acquitted of a charge of assaulting a student say she has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Lexington School District One and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

Attorneys say Brenda Inabinette was charged with third-degree assault and battery in 2022 after an incident with a student in which Inabinette was accused of grabbing the student’s ID lanyard that was around the student’s neck and saying ‘you make me want to strangle you.’

According to her attorneys, Inabinette was acquitted of the charge in 2023.

A spokesperson for the sheriff’s department say it is policy of the department not to discuss legal proceedings.

A spokesperson for the school district says it has not been served with any official legal documents and does not have a statement at this time.