Principal brutally beaten after telling teen to remove headphones
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The principal at a lower Manhattan high school was beaten to a pulp by a student on Monday when he told the teen to remove his headphones, sources said.
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Principal Matthew Tossman of Manhattan Early College School for Advertising, which is in inside Murry Bergtraum HS, spotted 18-year-old Luis Penzo with his headphones blasting in the hallway around noon, according to police sources.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tossman asked Penzo to turn down the music, and Penzo refused. Then, when Tossman tried to remove the headphones, the 18-year-old student cold-cocked the principal.
Penzo continued to pounce on Tossman, socking him several times in the face, causing swelling and lacerations around both of the principal’s eyes.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tossman was taken to Lower Manhattan Hospital for treatment. He was later released.
Penzo was arrested at around 1 p.m. Monday and charged with second-degree assault, a felony.
He was awaiting arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday night.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tossman’s wife refused to comment at their home and referred questions to the Department of Education.
The DOE released a statement that said the NYPD “immediately responded to a concerning incident” that took place at the school.