A Santa Monica High School teacher initially criticized for fighting a student has now been lauded as a hero. Mark Black's physical confrontation was caught on camera, and the school district superintendent initially complained, only to change her tune after a huge backlash from students and parents. Witnesses say Black, a longtime teacher and wrestling coach, confronted a student with drugs and, when the student attacked him, he wrestled the student to the floor. The superintendent has since apologized to the community, and the police have arrested two students, 18 and 16. The district is holding off on any further criticisms of Black,...
- 4/8/2014
- by Howard Breuer
- PEOPLE.com
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