Students Break Teacher's Neck Over Ipod

Renwick. · Feb 25, 2007 at 12:24 AM

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PHILADELPHIA -- Police said they arrested and charged two students Friday in an attack on a Germantown High School over an iPod.

Officials said 60-year-old math and photography teacher Frank Burd had two broken bones in his neck after the attack.

"You could hear it break. You could hear when he fell on the ground," said Synquetta Reid, a student who saw the incident.

School officials said the teacher had taken an iPod from a student during class, and after class, two students, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old, were waiting in the hall for him. One student pushed him and another threw a punch, police said.

"He fell ... on his face. After that, they turned him over and there was all this blood," Reid said.

"I've been told that there's no paralysis involved, but nevertheless, a broken neck is a serious injury," said Paul Vallas, CEO of the Philadelphia School District.

The attackers fled the scene, but police later took a ninth-grader and an eleventh-grader into custody.

They were charged Friday with aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment, police said. A determination has yet to be made on whether the arrested students would face the charges as juveniles or adults.

School officials said the ninth-grader had previously been expelled and was up for expulsion again due to disruptive behavior.

On Friday night, the Germantown High School Alumni Association was celebrating former students who have done the school proud at a fundraiser for construction of a new school library.

Not many of the attendees were past students of Burd's, who has been at the school for 11 years, but they all knew him. He was supposed to be taking pictures at Friday's event.

Despite an absence that was beyond his control, Burd was apparently the one apologizing.

"You know what he said? 'There goes my 100-percent attendance.' That's what he said because he never misses a day," according to principal Dr. Rose Ford. "... He called back to let me know how he was doing and that he'll be back soon."

The spirit may want to rejoin classes soon, but his body might not be able to for some time. Burd remained in intensive care Friday night.

"Actually, the kids wanted to go and see him. We told them that we would wait and send cards, and I confirmed that Mr. Burd is doing well," Ford said.

Some students said Burd was the last teacher they expected to be targeted.

"I didn't believe it was Mr. Burd because I wouldn't think anyone would do something like that to him," said one girl.
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I loled when I read this

FlanteJuice · Feb 25, 2007 at 1:09 AM

Originally posted by Renwick.@Feb 25 2007, 05:24 AM

I loled when I read this

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???

GuitarGuru · Feb 25, 2007 at 1:13 AM

thats what you get when you take a kids ipod

Vext · Feb 25, 2007 at 1:35 AM

...Holy ----. O__o

[.Xero.] · Feb 25, 2007 at 1:38 AM

I love my music, and even I wouldn't do that to a 60 year old. Now if it were a 30 year old, I'd smack the ---- outta him.

Renagade · Feb 25, 2007 at 3:47 AM

Originally posted by Renwick.@Feb 25 2007, 12:24 AM
Original Article

PHILADELPHIA -- Police said they arrested and charged two students Friday in an attack on a Germantown High School over an iPod.

Officials said 60-year-old math and photography teacher Frank Burd had two broken bones in his neck after the attack.

"You could hear it break. You could hear when he fell on the ground," said Synquetta Reid, a student who saw the incident.

School officials said the teacher had taken an iPod from a student during class, and after class, two students, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old, were waiting in the hall for him. One student pushed him and another threw a punch, police said.

"He fell ... on his face. After that, they turned him over and there was all this blood," Reid said.

"I've been told that there's no paralysis involved, but nevertheless, a broken neck is a serious injury," said Paul Vallas, CEO of the Philadelphia School District.

The attackers fled the scene, but police later took a ninth-grader and an eleventh-grader into custody.

They were charged Friday with aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment, police said. A determination has yet to be made on whether the arrested students would face the charges as juveniles or adults.

School officials said the ninth-grader had previously been expelled and was up for expulsion again due to disruptive behavior.

On Friday night, the Germantown High School Alumni Association was celebrating former students who have done the school proud at a fundraiser for construction of a new school library.

Not many of the attendees were past students of Burd's, who has been at the school for 11 years, but they all knew him. He was supposed to be taking pictures at Friday's event.

Despite an absence that was beyond his control, Burd was apparently the one apologizing.

"You know what he said? 'There goes my 100-percent attendance.' That's what he said because he never misses a day," according to principal Dr. Rose Ford. "... He called back to let me know how he was doing and that he'll be back soon."

The spirit may want to rejoin classes soon, but his body might not be able to for some time. Burd remained in intensive care Friday night.

"Actually, the kids wanted to go and see him. We told them that we would wait and send cards, and I confirmed that Mr. Burd is doing well," Ford said.

Some students said Burd was the last teacher they expected to be targeted.

"I didn't believe it was Mr. Burd because I wouldn't think anyone would do something like that to him," said one girl.
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I loled when I read this

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Then you are pathetic.

SciFi · Feb 25, 2007 at 4:07 AM

Don't know why you would lol after reading that but I am not to hear to judge anyone, anyways that is pretty screwed up hope they are properly punished and change in a better way and best of wishes to the old guy.

blahablaheek · Feb 25, 2007 at 4:09 AM

Originally posted by [.Xero.]@Feb 25 2007, 12:38 AM
I love my music, and even I wouldn't do that to a 60 year old. Now if it were a 30 year old, I'd smack the ---- outta him.

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So you'd rather have an aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment chrage than wait till the end of the day to get your iPod back?

Chucks · Feb 25, 2007 at 4:17 AM

Just for an iPod? Pfft..
Good thing that man's alright. Or they'll be in much deeper sh.

Renwick. · Feb 25, 2007 at 6:22 AM

I didnt lol because the two guys bashed up a 60 year old, I loled cos I thought it was funny that two people would bash up an elderly for an ipod. I'm sorry if I caused any offense.

nayr` · Feb 25, 2007 at 9:17 AM

Ahh, dude, that's messed up. Why would they do it over an iPod. I would just wait til the end of the day.

REDCELL1 · Feb 25, 2007 at 9:21 AM

Well They werent the Best kids in the school
But Damn THats just messed up

Undertow · Feb 25, 2007 at 9:27 AM

i would of whupped their asses if i would have seen that
thats just messed up

Veripare · Feb 25, 2007 at 9:27 AM

Ipods are the bane of all evil.

He should have brought a cassette player to class. No one confiscates those..

SM Valence · Feb 25, 2007 at 9:34 AM

I've had my iPod confiscated... but I didn't beat the teacher up.

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