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# Santa Monica teacher on leave after student fight
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-teacher-on-leave-after-student-fight/
- Published: 2014-04-05T18:36:57.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-11T23:54:01.000Z
- Author: Associated Press
- Tags: Education, News, Samohi, santa monica high school, santa monica malibu unified, School, school district, vikings, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 13:37

SAMOHI —A Santa MonicaHigh School teacher has been placed on leave after cellphone videos showed a fight with a student.

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Superintendent Sandra Lyon sent a letter to parents Friday notifying them about the classroom confrontation.

In the letter, Lyon says the videos were "utterly alarming."

School officials said Mark Black, who's also a wrestling coach, was put on leave pending an investigation.

City News Service reports no one was injured in the fight. The student's name has not been released.