‘Teacher of the Year’ in South Carolina charged after allegedly trying to hit her baby’s father with car

A woman who won a “Teacher of the Year” award in South Carolina is facing charges after allegedly attempting to run over her baby’s father in a Walmart parking lot.

Sade Delesia Nacheyle Nelson, the 2025 “Teacher of the Year” at St. John’s High School in Charleston, South Carolina, is accused of assaulting the father of her child and his girlfriend during a custody exchange on Oct, 18, Summerville police said, according to Live5News.

Nelson, 37, allegedly punched the man and his girlfriend before attempting to hit him with her car.

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Surveillance video allegedly showed Nelson speeding up toward her child’s father, who had to jump out of the way to avoid being struck by the vehicle.

Nelson faces charges of third-degree assault and battery, domestic violence of a highly aggravated nature, unlawfully placing a child at risk of or causing harm or willfully abandoning a child, according to an incident report.

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Police records show that the man told officers he opened the passenger door of Nelson’s car to pick up his son when she began punching him repeatedly, according to the Daily Mail.

He said he fell away from the car attempting to escape her punches.

Nelson claimed to police that the man attacked her and their son after opening the car door.

The Charleston County School District said Nelson has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.