New details revealed after teacher seen in video throwing 11-year-old student across classroom

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC/Gray News) - New details have been revealed after a middle school teacher resigned after throwing an 11-year-old student in a classroom in December.

The student’s mother said she got a call from the school district’s police on Dec. 6 saying her 6th grade son had been thrown in a classroom by his teacher, identified as BeTreylin Elder.

WTOC obtained statements from the victim, two other students who witnessed the incident and Elder from that day.

According to one student, “Mr. Elder was talking about his momma” and went on to list a specific comment made by the teacher that was sexual.

Another student wrote a similar statement, “Mr. Elder was talking about doing things to the boy’s mama and the boy got mad.”

The statement goes on to read, “Mr. Elder sat close to the boy and said, ‘I’ll make it easier for you.‘”

The victim said Elder was “talking about my mom, saying she was a cougar,” in his statement.

According to the victim, Elder made another sexual and crude comment, which matched what the other students also claimed Elder said.

The teacher’s statement contradicts what all three students witnessed. He claims that he was giving another student their phone back when the victim was “in his face.”

“That’s when I proceeded to push that student away from me. The student fell in between the desk and tried to charge me as he got up,” Elder said in his statement.

Two days after the incident, Elder sent an email to the school.

The email reads in part, “I’m writing to inform you of my immediate resignation from my position at DeRenne Middle. Due to unforeseen personal circumstances, I find it necessary to step down from my role with immediate effect. I apologize for any inconvenience caused by my sudden departure.”

It is unclear if this teacher will face criminal charges.