On February 21, 2023, 17-year-old Brendan J Depa attacked a 57-year-old teacher's aide, Joan Naydich at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, Florida
On February 21, 2023, 17-year-old Brendan J Depa attacked a 57-year-old teacher's aide, Joan Naydich at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, Florida. The incident was triggered by a dispute over a Nintendo Switch, a hand-held gaming device that Depa had brought to class. Joan had earlier asked Depa to put the gaming device away and focus on his schoolwork. He was visibly angered by this and then decided to assault her. Naydich was knocked unconscious and sustained multiple fractures to her face, skull, and shoulder. Depa was quickly arrested and charged with aggravated battery. He is currently awaiting trial as an adult. This is the case of Brendan J Depa, a former student at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, Florida, who brutally assaulted a teacher's aide in February 2023. The attack, which was captured on a school security video and went viral on social media, showed Depa punching and kicking Joan Naydich, a 57-year-old paraprofessiona...