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Student arrested after fight with teacher in Marin

Police in Marin County arrested a student Thursday after he got in a physical altercation with a teacher, the Marin Independent Journal reported.

The fight, which was captured on video, occurred at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in a hallway Redwood High School in Larkspur. Another adult on campus broke up the fight. Afterwards, school staff “peacefully engaged the student” and called the police, according to the newspaper.

No weapons were involved, and staff did not know the cause of the fight. There were no threats beforehand and no other students were involved, staff said. Principal Barnaby Payne sent a letter to parents about the incident, asking them to monitor their children’s social media use for misinformation.