GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS—
Lincoln College of Technology
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving · Fractures
Final narrative
An education supervisor went to talk with a student in the automotive shop. The student punched the employee and knocked him to the ground. The student then picked up a metal plate from the alignment machine and struck the employee at least twice in the face. The employee sustained broken bones in his face and a shoulder injury.
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