LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A Virginia student athlete is facing an assault and battery charge following a viral track meet incident that left a runner with a concussion and possible fractured skull.

Linda Sturdivant, an educator at Stockbridge Elementary School, is charged with seven counts of simple battery involving five non-verbal students. According to court documents, the incidents are ...

Henry County police have charged Linda Sturdivant with seven counts of simple battery. In a statement to Channel 2 Action News, Henry County School District confirmed that Sturdivant has been fired.