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POLICE: North Penn Teacher Assaulted by Student
A North Wales boy allegedly assaulted a teacher after being reprimanded for having food in the classroom
A 16-year-old North Wales boy was charged June 1 with aggravated assault of a teacher, simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief following an alleged dispute with a teacher over food in the classroom.
Charges were filed in Montgomery County Juvenile Court and the boy was released to a parent, police said.
Police said at 8:30 a.m. June 1, they responded to North Penn High School for a report of an assault on a teacher.
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The boy got into a dispute with a teacher when he failed to put away food in class, police said. The boy turned over the item and his bookbag to the teacher, police said.
A fight began and the teacher was shoved and assaulted, police said.
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The student then intentionally knocked a computer to the floor, police said.
The boy was detained by school security until police arrived.
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