she turned right around and told me that telling a student that I was going to defend myself was a trigger word . I triggered them . '' Berry called the administrative response frustrating . `` Too many times this has happened at this school and at other schools , and nothing 's being done . No learning place should be this violent , '' she said . Baltimore City Schools public relations department said it would have no comment beyond a statement issued by Bennie Williams , the district 's chief of staff , that says the district has `` a fundamental commitment '' to keep schools safe . `` We take any disruption of the learning environment extremely seriously and respond immediately and forcefully to any disruption . ... We are currently investigating the specific incident at Reginald F. Lewis High School to determine appropriate action . ... We are treating this incident with the utmost seriousness , '' the statement said . But the problem goes beyond one incident , Standish said . He told WBAL that students regularly issue `` very visceral threats '' against him . `` I just had a couple last week ,
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two teachers at a Baltimore , Maryland , high school say they were attacked by students , and one says such assaults are commonplace , according to CNN affiliate WBAL . `` No learning place should be this violent , '' art teacher Jolita Berry said of the school where she teaches . The school district says it is investigating and will take appropriate action , but both art teacher Jolita Berry and English teacher Marc Standish say the administration has failed to protect and support them . `` I looked over , and her friends were cheering her on . And before I knew it , she hit me in the face , '' Berry told WBAL . She showed the station a cell-phone video depicting what she said was a student beating her last Friday . Individuals in the video are difficult to identify , and no charges have been filed , WBAL reported . Berry said her principal told her she brought the attack on herself . `` On one hand , she told me that she is sorry that this happened to me , '' Berry told WBAL . `` But then