PHOENIX — A teacher with the American Leadership Academy in Mesa was arrested for aggravated assault of a student on Thursday.

Police were sent to the school on the intersection of Sossaman and Pecos roads at around 3 p.m. to investigate a tip that a teacher had physically assaulted a student.

The teacher, 52-year-old Nathan Hansen, was identified by police upon arrival.

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The initial investigation revealed the physical education teacher attempted to take a cell phone away from a 14-year-old male student during class before pushing him to the ground and dragging him by his hoodie.

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