COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Muscogee County teacher is facing a charge of simple battery following an incident with a middle school student.

Jody Russell appeared in recorder’s court Thursday morning to enter a plea of not guilty.

The case was swiftly bound to state court with no additional context given surrounding the charge.

A parent – Katrina Robinson – attended court this morning and says she was called by Fort Middle School administrators on November 5 and told an incident involving her son and Russell occurred earlier in the day.

Robinson claims her son was choked.

A statement from the school district confirms an investigation was launched following an incident involving Russell – but refutes that a student was choked – reading, quote, “That is not consistent with the facts and th

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