A North Carolina mother beat up a school principal and superintendent while discussing her daughter’s alleged fighting problem with them.
The alleged assault occurred on May 5 when Charlotte mother, Mariah Hector, 33, went to Randolph Middle School to talk to administrators after her daughter got into a fight with another student.
According to documents reviewed by local station WBTV, Hector at one point became hostile, prompting a school employee to ask her to leave.
“Hector pushed past that employee and then shoved principal Jennifer Schroeder into a wall,” according to the station. “After shoving Schroeder, Hector allegedly grabbed assistant superintendent Jennifer Dean ‘with both hands around her neck and attempted to choke her.'”
Dean reportedly didn’t lose consciousness but did display signs of injury and difficulty breathing.
Hector was subsequently arrested on assault and trespassing charges and then later released on bond. A second woman, reportedly a family member, was also arrested at the school for trespassing after she remained on school grounds despite being told to leave.
Speaking afterward with local station WSOC, Hector argued that there’s more to this story and that it began with her daughter being repeatedly bullied at Randolph Middle School. Earlier that same week, in fact, her daughter had been jumped.
“I was angry because I had been trying to prevent this from happening all year,” Hector said. “My daughter was jumped, and her hair was pulled out of her scalp. It was by a number of girls and a boy. They also threw a trash can on her.”
“I came to speak to the administration. I felt like they just brushed it off and didn’t take it seriously,” she added.
North Carolina mom attacks school principal, claims officials had it coming. pic.twitter.com/5tdYV1DUDH
— Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) June 4, 2025
She continued by saying that even after a non-contact order was issued for her daughter and the students who’d assaulted her, her daughter was nevertheless jumped again on Monday.
“I felt like they [school officials] acted like nothing was going to happen, like it was just basic catty, you know, teenage behavior,” Hector said.
Aside from this incident, the school does have a good track record:
Parent is called in to school to discuss her child’s behavior – fighting – and goes on to choke school staff and get arrested.
By the way, this is a magnet school with good test scores, though the kids might not be making much progress year to year. https://t.co/Q27frsVRKd pic.twitter.com/9VOwtyTuy8
— Nianello6 (@nianello6) June 4, 2025
Asked if she has any regrets about the whole incident, she said, “Yes, moving out of anger.”
Hector also had a message for her daughter’s tormenters.
“You never know the toll it takes on your kid. You can’t go to school with your kid and hold their hand, and you know they may come home at night and cry all night,” she said.
The story doesn’t end here.
Two weeks after Hector’s assault, the principal she assaulted — Schroeder — was suspended with pay for reasons that remain unclear.
In a message to parents, the school district said that the principal would be “away from campus at this time” and that they “cannot provide information on the reason for the principal’s absence as this is a personnel issue.”
“Our principal is away from campus at this time,” the message read. “During this busy testing season, we have additional administrative support in place to ensure smooth operations and continued focus on student success. Janice Davidson, an experienced CMS principal, is providing additional administrative support. She is teamed with Assistant Principal Dr. Micah Griffith.”
“We understand that this adjustment in leadership may cause some concerns, but rest assured that this will not affect the daily operations of the school. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to any of these leaders if they can assist you. We remain committed to providing excellent support for our staff, students, and families,” it continued.
Some suspect that the principal was suspended after Hector spoke out publicly about her daughter’s bullying.
Getting assaulted and then suspended probably because the parent told the news after the arrest she was angry because her daughter was being bullied, didn’t think the school administration was talking it seriously after no contact order.
— Angelina Brewer (@CMS_SpecialBrew) May 31, 2025
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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