Feb 28, 2008 11:59 pm US/Eastern
Student Allegedly Choked Inside Bucks Co. School
Reporting
Chris May
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (CBS 3) ―
Investigators are looking into allegations that a student was choked inside the bathroom of a Bucks County school.
David Holzerman, a junior at Quakertown High School, told CBS 3 he was attacked from behind on Tuesday in a school bathroom. David said he was choked with an object that he believes was a belt.
"I saw the belt come in front of my face and it go around my neck and I was picked up, like I was on my tippy-toes, but I was picked up and I was held for about 10 seconds and then he just dropped me," David explained.
David, 16, said he never saw his attacker, but he reported the incident to school officials immediately.
David's mother believes her son was targeted; he attends law enforcement classes at Upper Bucks Vocational School and David sometimes takes on authority role at Quakertown High.
Debbie Holzerman admitted to having concerns about how students might react to David's occasional authoritative role at school, but she never expected anyone could harm her son by choking him.
"If you could come forward, we can work this out and we can figure out what was the reason, what was the cause, what would make you get to this point, that's all I would ask," Debbie said.
The school district told CBS 3 that they are aware of the incident and that they are investigating.
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