Three students assault Germantown HS teacher

Inquirer staff Writer Susan Snyder writes:

Three students wandered into a Germantown High School classroom Wednesday after classes had let out and assaulted a teacher whom they did not know, district officials said.

Teacher Harry Doe was assaulted when he reprimanded the students for entering his classroom. One student, who was turned in later by his mother, has been suspended for 10 days and faces expulsion, said district spokesman Barbara Farley. District officials know the identity of the other two students and are looking for them, she said.

Doe sought treatment at the district's workman's compensation office yesterday and complained of shoulder and arm pain today when he came back to school to file a report on the incident, Farley said. City police also have been notified, she said. City police, however, said this afternoon that they had no information.

The attack came two days after a Beeber Middle School teacher reported that a student attempted to rape her in a classroom.

"You have to give credit to the mother for coming to school with her son. It's not an easy thing to do and her son faces serious consequences," Farley said.

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