A student from Nikki Rowe High School turned to Action 4 News after his teacher allegedly assaulted him because of having an iPod in class.
“He hit me right here,” said Jonathon David Aguilar as he pointed to his right cheek. Jonathon is a student at Nikki Rowe in McAllen.
He said the incident started after another teacher told him to turn off his iPod.
“You know, it takes time,” Aguilar explained. “He was like hurry up and I was like okay I’m doing it.”
Aguilar claimed the teacher started calling him a punk and wanted him to go to the office.
When Aguilar refused, he claimed the teacher started manhandling him.
“He tried grabbing me again and I threw his hand off of me,” said Aguilar. “I told him that I didn’t like to be touched. All of a sudden he pushed me and I fell against the wall and hit my head. While in the process of getting up he punched me in the mouth.”
Aguilar said that is when he stood up to defend himself, but police stopped him. Aguilar was arres