Los Angeles teacher arrested after hitting student
LOS ANGELES — A teacher was arrested on suspicion of punching a 14-year-old student who used a racial epithet and threw a basketball at him in a classroom, authorities said.
Marston Riley, 64, was taken into custody on suspicion of child abuse after the fight was recorded on cell phone video Friday during a music class at Maywood Academy High School, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The confrontation began after the teacher asked the teen to leave because he wasn’t wearing a proper uniform, the newspaper said.
Video shows the boy using the N-word and cursing at the teacher, who is black.
“What’s up, bro?” the student says as he stands close and hurls the basketball.