A private conflict between two Miami teachers who once dated spilled into a charter boarding school classroom, where police say a planned conversation escalated into violence and ended with both educators being arrested.
A Miami-Dade Schools Police arrest affidavit obtained by INC News says Terrod Tiyan Torrence, 36, and Odiria Biggins had previously been in a romantic relationship and share a child.
Biggins told investigators that, days before the incident, Torrence left a handwritten note on her desk asking whether they could speak.
She agreed to meet with him on July 17 in Classroom 119 at The SEED School of Miami, according to the affidavit.
Terrod Torrence was charged with domestic violence after investigators say a confrontation with a fellow teacher at The SEED School of Miami turned physical. (Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation)
Investigators said the meeting, which was supposed to be a discussion, soon became a physical confrontation.
Biggins told police Torrence punched her several times on the left side of her head and then slammed her head into a wall, causing her to lose consciousness and fall to the floor.
Authorities said the incident continued even after that.
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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A courtyard at The SEED School of Miami, where investigators say an argument between two teachers escalated into violence. (The SEED School of Miami Facebook)
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.
The Miami-Dade Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center (Google Maps)
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.
INC News 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.
