The high school runner at the center of a controversy that has made national headlines has been charged with assault and battery after an incident at a Virginia high school track meet. Brookville High School junior Kaelen Tucker was hit by the baton of fellow competitor Alaila Everett,

A high school track star whose baton struck another competitor in the head during a championship race has broken her silence. Alaila Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, VA, recently spoke with local news outlet WAVY 10 about the backlash she’s received as a result of the incident,