Iowa teacher arrested for alleged assault on student trying to toilet-paper his home

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Iowa teacher arrested for alleged assault on student trying to toilet-paper his home

IOWA NEWS
by: WHO 13 Digital Staff

Posted: Oct 7, 2020 / 08:32 AM CDT / Updated: Oct 7, 2020 / 08:32 AM CDT

Joel Bartz (WHO 13)

VAN METER, Iowa — A Van Meter teacher and coach has been charged with assaulting a minor while allegedly trying to stop a group of students from toilet-papering his home.

According to the criminal complaint, Joel Bartz stopped a truck near his residence around 10:00 p.m. on September 17. There was a group of students inside.

An unnamed male student got out of the truck and came toward Bartz. The complaint says Bartz then allegedly grabbed the student and pulled him down while hitting him in the back and head several times. In the process, the student’s shirt was ripped.

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[still_one]

1. idiot. He should have called the police, not beating the kid for toilet-papering his home

[Beakybird]

2. I heard that there was soft tissue injuries.

[murielm99]

3. The high school principal lives just down the road from me.

He has three boys, two in high school. They get TP'ed once in a while.

I guess I consider this a very minor offense/activity. Apparently, he does, too. He and his boys just go out and clean up the mess.