HILLSIDE, Ill. (WLS) -- A Proviso West High School employee has been arrested after physically assaulting a student.
Grainy video released Friday night by the district shows the employee grab and throw the student to the ground in a classroom in an "unprompted assault."
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"I am extremely disappointed, no -- I'm upset by what transpired today. No adult should ever put their hands on a child in that manner - especially not in a school setting," Supt. Dr. James Henderson said in a written statement.
Henderson said he directed school staff to contact authorities immediately and the assailant was taken into custody. He will not be allowed back on school grounds.
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The school's initial statement said the offender was a school resource officer, but the Hillside Police Department said the assailant is not a certified Illinois police officer. The district said its investigation will continue.
A person of interest remains in custody, said the Hillside chief of police.