What happened BEFORE teacher allegedly fell out with student: Second video gives new insight into pre-class dispute events all over Australia are talking about – as boy’s mother speaks out
- Michael Kable, 62, had paper balls thrown at him during class
- When he asked the student to stop, he got more thrown at him
A second video of a shocking alleged brawl between a high school industrial arts teacher and his student has revealed what prompted the incident, as the boy’s mother speaks out.
Michael Kable, 62, was arrested and charged Tuesday night after a student at Maitland Grossman High School was allegedly assaulted in his classroom.
Video quickly surfaced of the altercation which appears to show Mr. Kable allegedly grabbing the student by the scruff of the neck and pulling him across a table.
However, the footage also shows Mr. Kable prior to the incident holding a handful of paper balls that appear to have been thrown at him by the student during class.
The teacher can then be heard saying ‘do you understand me? Stop it,” before the student throws another paper ball at him, inflaming tensions.
The video then shows students yelling at the teacher before a table is thrown at him.
Mr. Kable was charged with common assault and given an assault warrant.
He was granted conditional bail and is due to appear in court next month.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Maitland Grossmann High School for comment as the Department of Education investigates.
“We don’t condone the boys’ behavior,” the teen’s mother told Nine News.
“This does not alter the fact that a teacher has never, ever the right to lay his hand on a pupil.”
A high school parent said she was “shocked” by the video and wants to send her child elsewhere.
“We saw the video yesterday, our daughter spread it on social media,” she said.
“We are now looking for other schools for her.
“It’s scary, what if that was my little girl?”
A second video of 62-year-old industrial arts teacher Michael Kable (pictured) allegedly assaulting his student has revealed what happened before
A petition on Change.org was started around 10 p.m. Tuesday night, claiming that the video does not show the full context of what happened in the classroom.
“Throughout his career, Mr. Kable has suffered countless and countless amounts of verbal and physical abuse from students,” an anonymous author of the petition claims.
‘But due to the weak and inconsistent punishment system at school, they only receive a ‘slap on the wrist’ as punishment.
The petition creator then alleged that students are deliberately getting into trouble in an attempt to get a suspension from school.
The petition has nearly reached its goal of 1,000 signatures in less than 24 hours after surpassing its original goal of 500 on Wednesday.
The video shows Mr. Kable approaching the student with a handful of paper balls apparently thrown at him during class, with more being thrown at him after asking to “stop it”
Others who signed the petition echoed the creator’s position.
“College teacher here, respect for kids has gone out the window these days and it’s disgusting,” one signer wrote.
“These kids have no respect and they don’t want to learn that man deserves a safe workplace without abuse or anything like that he endured there,” wrote a second.
“Every other industry has zero tolerance for anti-social and threatening behavior,” a third wrote.
“Explain to me why this teacher is not entitled to the same protection and why he cannot defend himself.”
A petition has been launched to support Mr Kable after he was charged with assault and given an assault warrant
NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns was asked about the incident after a video posted on social media showed the scuffle in class.
“I don’t know the circumstances,” Mr Minns told Nine’s Today show on Wednesday.
“Teachers have never been under so much pressure.
Discipline at school is important. Part of that is making sure that when teachers make a phone call to school principals, they’re backed up.
“If there are examples of that in NSW education, we need to make sure the teachers are supported.”