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Marlboro Officials Investigating Possible Attack on a Student By a Teacher

The school district would only confirm that an incident occurred.

MARLBORO, NY — School and police officials are investigating whether 12-year-old boy was attacked and injured in a crowded hallway by a Marlboro Middle School teacher.

The child’s mother told News 12 that the seventh-grade teacher cursed at her son and attacked him as the child tried to kill a spider.

The Marlboro School District said it is cooperating with the police and would only confirm that an incident between a teacher and a student happened.

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For more details, including the disposition of the teacher, go to News 12 here.

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