Students Break Teacher's Neck During iPod Scuffle

[Dracos]

popular Germantown High School teacher suffered a broken neck Friday during a scuffle with students over a prohibited electronic device.

The incident happened just before noon after math teacher Frank Burd confiscated an iPod from a 11th grade member of his class.

Following class, authorities said the 17-year-old student and a 15-year-old freshman then assaulted the teacher in the hallway, knocking him to the ground.

"One student pushed the teacher, the teacher fell over... um, he suffered a gash on his face and broke two bones in his neck," said Paul Vallas, School District of Philadelphia CEO.

Authorities said the 60-year-old teacher was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition. He suffered two broken vertebrae in his neck and cuts to his face.

"This is really a very heinous act and it was very deliberate, it wasn't accidental, it was a premeditated act," said Vallas.
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[martymar64]

1. Time to pass the Battle Royale Act

This is disgusting.