=>> Teen facing assault and battery charges for throwing a carrot at herschool teacher.

The mother of a 14-year-old girl says her child is facing assault and battery charges for throwing a baby carrot at her school teacher.The teen was leaving class when she spotted a former teacher of hers in the hallway of Moody Middle School in Henrico County, Virginia. She reached into her pocket andtossed a leftover carrotfrom lunch at the teacher, which hit the woman in the forehead, according to WTVR.The student has been suspended from school for a month.In school documents, administrators claim that the carrot was used as a weapon, but the girl maintainsthat the root veggie toss was meant as a joke.

"I don'teven know how to combat the stupidity," the girl's mother, Karrie May, told CBS 6.The school's disciplinary review board sent the family a letter trying to get the girl to admit guilt, but they declined. Now, they are awaiting a summons to see what's next.Todd Stone, a legal expert says that the firmness of the carrot could affect the case."If it's a soft carrot, itmay not be as offensive,” Stone says, “But if it's a raw carrot, you don't have to have an injury or show you were hurt to prove a battery."Well...don't throw things at your teacher and you wont get into this kind of trouble.