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A personal dispute between two teachers who were formerly a couple erupted inside a Miami charter boarding school, ending with both under arrest after investigators say a classroom meeting turned violent.
According to a Miami-Dade Schools Police arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, Terrod Tiyan Torrence, 36, and Odiria Biggins were previously involved in a romantic relationship and share a child together.
A few days before the confrontation, Biggins told investigators Torrence left a handwritten note on her desk asking if they could talk.
She agreed to meet him July 17 inside Classroom 119 at The SEED School of Miami, the affidavit said.
What began as a conversation quickly turned physical, according to investigators.
Biggins told police Torrence repeatedly punched her in the left side of the head before slamming her head into a wall, causing her to lose consciousness and collapse to the floor.
But the confrontation didn’t end there, investigators said.
After regaining consciousness, Biggins allegedly walked to her vehicle, grabbed a canister of pepper spray and later tracked Torrence down elsewhere on campus before spraying him, according to Miami ABC affiliate WSVN.
Surveillance video captured Biggins entering a classroom where Torrence was, the outlet reported.
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Moments later, both emerged with Torrence appearing to struggle walking and suffering visible eye irritation before school staff rushed to help him. He was later taken to a hospital for treatment.
Biggins was arrested Monday and charged with discharging a weapon on school property for allegedly using pepper spray on campus, along with misdemeanor domestic violence battery, according to WSVN. A judge found probable cause and set her bond at $2,000.
Torrence was arrested Tuesday by Miami-Dade Schools Police and charged with misdemeanor domestic violence battery.
Court records show he was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center before appearing before Judge Alicia Garcia Priovolos, who imposed a $2,000 standard bond and a pretrial no-contact order barring him from contacting Biggins. His arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 23.
It remains unclear what sparked the argument or whether any students witnessed the confrontation.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department and The SEED School of Miami for additional information, including whether either teacher remains employed.
