A Clayton County Public Schools employment tribunal is recommending that Brian Galloway, a physical education teacher at Riverdale High School, be fired for fighting back against a student who attacked him last month.
The recommendation comes in spite of the Riverdale Police Department's decision not to charge the teacher with any crimes, after determining that the educator acted in self-defense.
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