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   A middle school physical education teacher allegedly assaulted a   
   student on Thursday for apparently refusing to stand for the   
   Pledge of Allegiance, police said.   
      
   Karen Smith was placed on paid administrative leave from   
   Angevine Middle School in Lafayette, Colo., this week after   
   police were called in to investigate an alleged assault on a   
   male student, Principal Mike Medina said in a statement.   
      
   The nature of the assault is not known.   
      
   The Lafayette Police Department said they were investigating   
   what Smith did to “make the child stand," FOX 31 reported.   
      
   Medina said in a statement that he could not discuss details of   
   the incident but confirmed the school was working with police.   
   He also said a substitute teacher would fill in for Smith.   
      
   FOX 31 reported the department was still conducting interviews   
   and gathering information on the alleged incident.   
      
   The Boulder Valley School District has a policy allowing   
   students to decide if they want to stand or sit during the   
   Pledge of Allegiance.   
      
   It was not immediately clear if any disciplinary action would be   
   taken against Smith.   
      
   Parents told CBS Denver that the incident appeared to be “blown   
   out of proportion.”   
      
   http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/03/gym-teacher-accused-   
   assaulting-student-who-refused-to-stand-for-pledge-   
   allegiance.html   
      
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