GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A Green Bay teen will stand trial for allegedly punching his teacher back in December.
In court Friday, 17-year-old Ridwaan Mohamud waived his preliminary hearing on a substantial battery charge. He’ll be arraigned April 1.
According to the criminal complaint, Mohamud punched his teacher, Ward Wittman, in the face on December 21. The incident stems from a conversation the two had.
The complaint states that Wittman was talking to Mohamud about being picked on by others, when Wittman said, “I would date you.”
Wittman told FOX 11 the comment was made during class, when he says another student called Mohamud ugly. He said he was just trying to make light of the situation by telling Mohamud he was not ugly and people would date him.
After a previous court hearing, Mohamud’s mother told FOX 11 she talked to the principal at Southwest High School about the situation, because she says her son was mad about the comments.
She says she does not condone her son’s actions, but said if the school had taken action, the situation could have been avoided.
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