Teacher arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder student

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'Pupil murder bid' teacher held

A science teacher has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a boy of 14 and two other pupils were hurt at a Nottinghamshire school.

Pupil Jack Waterhouse is said to be in a serious condition in hospital following the incident at All Saints' Roman Catholic School in Mansfield.

Science teacher Peter Harvey, 49, is being held in police custody.

Detectives have been granted extra time, until 2015 BST on Friday, in which to question him.

Det Supt Adrian Pearson said a weapon was used and there were a "number of witnesses".

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Ya'qub — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 - 01:25

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE][quote=You]On another site, some of the people commenting on that kids pic are suggesting that he probably deserved it...[/quote]

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Nobody's deserves that. Why would a teacher want to murder a pupil though? :|[/quote]

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You — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 - 17:48

If I was you, I would be watching my back...

# Twilight Zone music #

By that what I mean is that when at school you would see some students go way too far - and if you never saw that, you could be the one that was going so far?

TPOS — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 - 22:44

[quote=wednesday]On this note, does someone want to mention the importance of teachers in Islam? [/quote]

Well once i was getting ready for school and i remember lookign at my planner and kinda mumbbling "great(!) ive got [that] teacher 2moro, i hope she isnt here" and my mum heard me and was like u dont wish she's ill or anything do u?! and i was like erm no. then my mum gave me a lecture about teachers in Islam anyway lol. She goes they're realy important and u should respect them and everything, after your parents they are the most important, or something along those lines...