Student arrested after classroom attack on NJ high school teacher caught on video
Student arrested after classroom attack on NJ high school teacher caught on video
A New Jersey high school student is facing assault charges after a shocking attack on a teacher that was captured on cellphone video.
According to the Paterson Press, the attack, allegedly by a ninth-grader at John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson, was captured on video and shows a teen slamming a teacher to the floor. The teen was reportedly angry because the educator had confiscated the students cellphone.
The 23-second video, which was posted on YouTube, shows the 16-year-old suspect with his arms around the 62-year-old teacher, knocking him into a desk. The student then pushes the teacher across the room before throwing him to the floor. The student is then seen wrestling something from the teachers hands as someone in the classroom yells for security.
The schools principal of operations, David Cozart, told the paper that the incident happened during a physics class. He said the teacher apparently confiscated a phone which belonged to the assailant from another student. Staff members are allowed to take cellphones if students are using them for other than academic purposes.
"What strikes me is that the teacher never even defended himself."- Lee McNulty, retired JFK teacher
The district filed a complaint against the student, who is suspended from school and who was picked up by Paterson police at his home last week.
We took a statement from the teacher today, Capt. Heriberto Rodriguez said Friday, according to the Paterson Press. After that, we went out and found the juvenile and arrested him. The teenager was charged with third-degree aggravated assault, the captain said.
The student will receive home schooling during his suspension, and a disciplinary hearing reportedly will determine his status for the remainder of the school year.
Officials have not released the names of the suspect or the teacher.
"What strikes me is that the teacher never even defended himself," retired JFK teacher Lee McNulty told the paper. "That just shows how much teachers are afraid of losing their job."
McNulty has characterized JFK as a place filled with chaos where fights are common.
Its troubling that in our society today students think that inside a school they can put their hands on each other and teachers as well, said Jonathan Hodges, a veteran school board member. I went online trying to find this video and I found numerous videos of teachers being attacked by their students.
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Its troubling that in our society today students think that inside a school they can put their hands on each other and teachers as well, said Jonathan Hodges, a veteran school board member. I went online trying to find this video and I found numerous videos of teachers being attacked by their students.
There was a video, but it wouldn't work...sorry.
I am from Jersey and know Paterson well. It was a very rough place 40 years ago, so I guess it has not changed much. A few months ago I read a story which found that only 19 Paterson seniors out of 594 (3%) had SAT scores qualifying them as "college ready".
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It's very sad an scary what kids are like today. Where are the parents??
I notice that no one stepped in to help the teacher...
I noticed that, as well. Look at the fool in the foreground leaning on his hand like he's bored.
Again - the question is - WHERE ARE THE PARENTS?????
The parents are probably at the local bar, or getting high. (or maybe so afraid of these monsters, they just let them run wild) I am so grateful that I'm not raising children in this day and age.
Perhaps the kid will enjoy the inside of a jail cell without a cell phone more than he liked a classroom without a cell phone
AT least that is what he deserves to experience
AT least that is what he deserves to experience I agree! 100%
Look at the fool in the foreground leaning on his hand like he's bored. As if it's no big deal!! pfft...
Schools are frickin' scary these days! There was a story out of Detroit not too long ago about a star football player (high school) that went to jail for a couple of months after "body-slamming" a school security guard (apparently nobody is immune, even security!). Within hours of being released from jail he was on camera, at the school, smacking around his "girlfriend" and then shoving to the ground in a stairway. This was fairly recently so I'm not sure what will happen to him this time. Punk had it made and blew it.
Parents must be so proud. (or, maybe they just don't care)
Absolutely not...
Or do they even know who their kids are???
It wouldn't surprise me if they didn't...