A ninth-grader in Westchester attacked his substitute teacher in a violent episode captured on video in which the boy throws punches, curses and puts the teacher in a headlock, sparking concern among parents at the school.
Police are investigating the case at Gorton High School in Yonkers on Monday. They say the 16-year-old student was captured on a cellphone video attacking the teacher.
The boy hasn't been arrested and there are no charges at the time, but he has been suspended from school for five days, according to the Yonkers school board.
Parents say the attack is troubling. Jairo Veras, a teacher at another school in the area, has two daughters at the school, one in the same grade as the boy who allegedly attacked the teacher.
"I don't see any respect for the teacher, the authority in the school," said Veras. "It's a really, really bad situation."
Eiman Fadda said she wants to make sure her daughter is safe in class.
"I told her, you gotta be careful, stay away from people like that," she said.
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The school board said a superintendents hearing has been requested.
