Mesa teacher arrested after alleged physical fight with 14-year-old student

A teacher has been arrested and faces aggravated assault charges after he was allegedly involved in a fight with a student.

Mesa police say officers were dispatched to American Leadership Academy on Thursday near Power and Pecos roads after a report of a teacher who had physically assaulted a student.

Officials say a 14-year-old male student approached 52-year-old Nathan Hansen and attempted to take a phone away from his hand during a physical education class. Hansen allegedly “pushed the student to the ground and then dragged him by the back of his hoodie.”…

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