UPDATE: Northwest Louisiana substitute teacher arrested for allegedly encouraging bullying

UPDATE: On Tuesday Caddo Parish Schools provided a statement on the substitute teacher that was arrested Sept. 12.

"The Caddo Parish School Board expects employees to conduct themselves professionally and in the interest of students at all times. Following an incident in August, an employee was believed to have acted inappropriately. The district immediately removed her from her duties and the principal of the school reported the incident to law enforcement. Throughout the investigation, the district and school have fully cooperated with law enforcement."

ORIGINAL: A northwest Louisiana substitute teacher has been arrested for allegedly encouraging students to commit bullying through battery.

Aadrina Smith, 24, was working at North Caddo Elementary School on Aug. 23 as the physical education substitute when she allegedly offered to pay five different students five dollars each to tackle their classmate.

Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office was able to locate video of the incident that showed Smith verbally communicating with the students and appeared to congratulate three who participated in the battery.

Smith sat on the bleachers while the victim lay on the gym floor, she never asked the victim if they needed help and did not report the incident.

On Sept. 12, Smith was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center on fives counts of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles and malfeasance in office.

This incident is under investigation and more arrests are pending.

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Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.

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