Teacher accused of battery on student, 14
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - A Brevard County teacher was arrested after authorities said he got into a scuffle with a student.
Police officers in West Melbourne said 55-year-old Kurt Kaufman, of Palm Bay, picked a 14-year-old student off the ground by the chest and pushed him into a hallway at Central Middle School. They said Kaufman was upset that the student was late to class.
The victim was treated for minor bruising. Kaufman was transported to the Brevard County Jail on a battery charge.