KATY, Texas, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A Texas junior high school teacher was suspended and faces a criminal charge for allegedly throwing a bottle of green tea at a student, officials say.
Crystal Lara Andrus, 34, allegedly lost her temper in the classroom on Oct. 4, The Houston Chronicle reported. She is in her third year as a teacher at the Morton Ranch Junior High School in Katy in the Houston area.
The bottle hit a 13-year-old girl, investigators said. The school nurse said Andrus first told her the girl had slipped.
Andrus has been charged with injury to a child, court papers said. Katy Independent School District officials said she is on administrative leave.
The complaint said the students, who had been taking photographs outside, were acting up as they returned to the classroom.
Andrus allegedly told investigators she became angry when a student pulled on the blinds.
