A Florida teaching aide, who was brutally attacked by a 6’6″ boy, has obtained a permanent protection order against him.
Joan Naydich, 57, of Palm Coast, was attacked by Brendan Depa, 17, a special needs student, at Matanzas High School on February 21, where she was knocked unconscious and struck at least 15 times.
It was originally reported that Naydich was attacked after taking Depa’s Nintendo Switch, but the teaching aid – who has been at the school since 2021 – said she never tried to take it away from him.
‘For the record, I NEVER took or touched any device. This information was incorrect and may have been said by the other party when being taken into custody,’ Naydich wrote in an update on GoFundMe, which has raised more than $97,000.
‘It was the teacher that was threatening to not have it be utilized at school; I had nothing to do with it,’ Naydich, who DailyMail.com first pictured, told Wesh 2.
Now, the teaching aide has obtained a permanent injunction against the 270-pound student, who threatened to kill her. Depa has been charged as an adult with aggravated battery, which carries up to 15 years.
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Joan Naydich, 57, of Palm Coast, was attacked by Brendan Depa, 17, a special needs student, at Matanzas High School on February 21, where she was knocked unconscious and struck at least 15 times
The teaching aide has obtained a permanent injunction against Depa, who threatened to kill her. ‘No one should ever have to endure what I went through that day,’ she said
‘No one should ever have to endure what I went through that day. My children shouldn’t have had to bear seeing their mother in that condition, either. I have a long road of recovery ahead of me, but with the help of my children and friends, I will not quit until I am me again,’ she wrote in a March 4 update.
‘I just want to make sure this doesn’t ever happen to anybody else ever again,’ she told Wesh 2.
Permanent injunctions are issued in Florida when the court deems it necessary for the petitioner’s safety. Permanent injunctions, unlike restraining orders, do not have time limits.
Depa’s attorney did not object to the injunction, according to Wesh 2.
Naydich suffered from broken ribs and bruises, among other injuries, and is currently resting at home with her children.
Depa’s attorney did not object to the injunction. Permanent injunctions are issued in Florida when the court deems it necessary for the petitioner’s safety. Permanent injunctions, unlike restraining orders, do not have time limits
Depa has been charged as an adult with aggravated battery, which carries up to 15 years
‘Besides occasionally watching my children bowl at the local bowling alley, I have been resting at home,’ she wrote on GoFundMe.
‘I want to thank all of my coworkers from both jobs for their support during this time. The outpouring of generosity and love is overwhelming, especially from students and staff at my school. I have received so many emails, texts, cards, and phone calls wishing me well,’ she continued. ‘The healing process, as well as other proceedings, will take a long time.’
The mother-of-two has a son Morgan, a senior, who attends the high school and a daughter who graduated in 2013. She has worked for Flagler County Schools since 2004 and has worked at Matanzas since 2021.
In surveillance footage, released by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, the hulking student can be seen rushing up to Naydich before launching her across the room, her body flying several feet.
In surveillance footage, released by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, the hulking student can be seen rushing up to Naydich before launching her across the room, her body flying several feet
She hits the ground head-first, rendering her unconscious. The special needs student immediately begins kicking Naydich before kneeling down to punch her in the head and torso
It takes five staff members to restrain and drag him away from her body as he fought against them
She hits the ground head-first, rendering her unconscious. The special needs student immediately begins kicking Naydich before kneeling down to punch her in the head and torso.
Another woman runs up to the student and grabs his arm, but is unable to pull him off the aide before several others rush to drag him off her. Even after they manage to push him to the ground, he still reaches his leg out to hit Naydich a few more times.
It takes five staff members to restrain and drag him away from her body as he fought against them.
‘My children shouldn’t have had to bear seeing their mother in that condition, either,’ the teaching aide (pictured with her children) said
In bodycam footage, the student can be seen asking officers if he is ‘going to jail,’ while they handcuff him in the school, before telling them he has ‘more important things to do’
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office found Naydich with ‘severe injuries’ and she was transported to the hospital for treatment.
The teen claimed he would ‘beat her up every time she takes away his game,’ and spat on Naydich as deputies escorted him away, according to the arrest report.
In bodycam footage, the student can be seen asking officers if he is ‘going to jail,’ while they handcuff him in the school.
‘For how long?’ the students asked.
‘I don’t know,’ the officer replied.
Moments later he told officers: ‘F**k you, I don’t want to go to jail. I have more important things to do,’ before accusing them of manhandling him.
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