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9th Grade Student Attacks Paterson Teacher in Classroom Caught on Video

Paterson

Police arrested a ninth grade student charging him with assault after attacking a physics teacher in the district on Tuesday at around 1 p.m. 

Authorities said the attack was captured on video, shows the teen throwing  the 62-year-old educator to the floor with  students looking on. The suspect was reportedly attempting to retrieve his cell phone back from the teacher who confiscated it a short time later. 

School officials confirmed that the boy was arrested and suspended from school. 

The video was posted on the internet by a student according to authorities.  

The  video shows the boy later identified as a  16-year-old with his arms wrapped around the teacher, forcing him into a desk. 

 The student then forces the teacher across the classroom near the black board before forcing him to the floor. 

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