Dad hits teacher with baseball bat after 'inappropriate' texts surface with teen daughter

PERRY HALL, MD - The father of a Perry Hill, Md., student struck a teacher with a baseball bat after police were made aware of a series of texts between the teacher, a 42-year-old man, and a 15-year-old student, Baltimore County police said.

Police said an officer of the White Marsh Precinct read over dozens of texts that “described an emotional relationship that seemed inappropriate for a teacher and student,” according to a release from the Baltimore County Police Department. The girl's mother alerted police to the texts at about 3 a.m. at the precinct.

Police determined however that no crime had been committed. The case was referred to the Crimes Against Children Unit for further investigation, police said.

"There's nothing we've seen in the contents that's criminal," Baltimore County police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said of the text messages.

Thursday morning, the teacher went to the girl’s home to speak with the girl’s father. The teacher did so without permission, police said.

"The girl's father told the teacher to leave, but the teacher refused,” according to a police news release. “The girl's father then struck the teacher with a baseball bat.

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If, the teacher had filed charges and I were the judge, I would have gone old school.  Found the father guilty of the least misdemeanor, and fined him $1.  Then, warned him if he came in front of my bench again, I would double the fine.  Then, ordered the police to return the bat.