HAVERHILL, MASS. (WHDH) - A student at Haverhill High School will be called to court after officials said the teenager attacked and injured a teacher on Tuesday.
Superintendent Jim Scully said a 17-year-old freshman became disruptive and attacked a teacher, causing injury. The teacher was treated and released from a local hospital after receiving stitches.
The student had come to Haverhill from another state and was only at the school for 52 days, according to Scully.
“Security, administrators, and teachers immediately responded and provided assistance. The wing was secured until the student could be removed,” said Principal Elizabeth Kitsos.
Kitsos says the student was asked to leave the class due to his behavior but grew upset and attacked the teacher. No weapon was involved.
“There was just a lot of screaming and my teacher ran out,” a student who was in a nearby classroom said.
The teenager was escorted from the school by his parents.
Neither the student or teacher have been identified.
The Haverhill Police Department is investigating. The student will be summoned to court at a later date.
School officials say the student could be suspended or even expelled.
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