62-year-old teacher arrested after classroom brawl
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Disturbing footage has surfaced online of a teacher appearing to physically attack a student at a NSW public school.
The incident occurred at Maitland Grossmann High School, northwest of Newcastle on March 22.
Footage filmed by students shows their classmates throwing paper balls at the teacher, 62, who then proceeded to throw the paper balls back at one boy.
The situation escalated quickly as the teacher appeared to grab one boy by the collar and pulls him down onto one of the desks, causing other students to get involved.
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A teacher at a school in the New South Wales Hunter region has been charged with assault, after a classroom brawl with students. @MaggieRaworth #9News pic.twitter.com/Gv5ZmpuYCT
— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) March 22, 2023
One student can be seen in the video pushing the 62-year-old away, yelling “You wanna f***ing touch him again?”, to which the teacher responded by telling the teens to put their phones away.
A desk is then thrown at the teacher and several concerned students rush to leave the classroom.
The video appears to show the teacher striking the student while he is on the floor.
“Are you f***ing stupid?” a student can be heard yelling.
The evidently enraged teacher then stands in the doorway and says to the students, “Who wants to have a go?”
NSW Police have confirmed the teacher was arrested and charged with common assault.
“About 9.30pm, a 62-year-old man was arrested and taken to Belmont Police Station, where he was charged with common assault,” NSW Police told news.com.au.
“The teenage boy was assessed at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, was not physically injured.
The teacher has been given conditional bail to appear before Maitland Local Court on April 6.
A NSW Department of Education spokesperson said the department is aware of the incident and the school is now working with police.
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