Video shows Flagler teacher physically throwing 14-year-old student from class
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. โ A Flagler County middle school teacher was charged with battery Wednesday after a video showed him forcefully throwing a student out of his classroom, according to the Sheriffโs Office. Buddy Taylor Middle School teacher Jeffrey Paffumi, 47, physically removed a 14-year-old boy from the classroom on Tuesday, lifting him out of his chair and off his feet, a video captured by another student shows. The Sheriffโs Office began investigating the incident after the boyโs parents learned of the incident and contacted the school. The video released by the Sheriffโs Office does not show what led up to the student being physically removed from the classroom. He was arrested in 2012 for criminal mischief and again in 2012, for battery, according to the Sheriffโs Office.