10/21/2009

A Lakewood Middle School student accused of pushing a teacher to the floor Tuesday was arrested on a battery charge.
Patrick H. Gleeson, 14, 4020 E. Stimmel, was turned over to Juvenile Intake and Assessment Services after the incident, which occurred at 11:30 a.m. at the school at 1135 Lakewood Circle, said Salina Deputy Police Chief Carson Mansfield.
Gleeson was upset with another student and is accused of trying to push teacher Jeffrey L. McDonald out of the classroom doorway, Mansfield said. McDonald fell backward, striking his head on the floor. He was treated at Salina Regional Health Center for a concussion, Mansfield said.

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