FORREST CITY, Ark. -- A first grader in Arkansas said his teacher choked him with a ruler after he "laughed out loud" at another student's joke.
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Police reports state the teacher pulled 7-year-old Kayden Berry out of his seat by his neck, dragged him across the room and then slammed him against a wall, WREG reports.
"It was embarrassing because I didn't expect that to happen," the boy said. "Even if I laugh, I don't expect that."
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The teacher has yet to be charged and remains on the job. The school said it is investigating.
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Since the attack, Kayden's mother, Dannielle Berry, said he's been given in-school suspension.
"I'm definitely angry ... (if) he ends up getting punished because of what she did and she's still around these kids at work."