A shocking fistfight that erupted between a teenage girl and her teacher has been caught on camera.
The brawl between Marlina Martinez, 15, and an unidentified teacher occurred on Monday at Cesar Chavez High School in Stockton, California.
Martinez was charged with assault following the fight and suspended for five days before a meeting to find out if she will be expelled from school. The teacher is under investigation and on paid administrative leave.
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Trouble: The teacher and 15-year-old pupil began a dispute on Monday about the student's use of make-up in the class
Brawl: The female student was charged with assault following the incident at her school in Stockton, California
Teacher and student brawl on video
The violence broke out after Martinez was reprimanded by her teacher for applying make-up at the end of the math class.
The 15-year-old then called her mother to demand that the teacher hand the phone back.
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The teacher then promptly confiscated the phone. The dispute escalates to loud shouting before Martinez told RGJ.com that she was pushed by her teacher.
The teacher and student can been seen grappling and rolling on to the floor before other students intervened to break it up.
The teacher and Martinez both had bruises and scratches following the fist fight.
The incident was caught on camera phone by another student before he posted the footage on Facebook.
Tussle: Martinez was reprimanded by her teacher for applying make-up at the end of the class resulting in a dispute which turned physical
Grappling: Footage of the fight was posted on Facebook by another student who caught the incident on her smartphone
Charges: Martinez said that the teacher should not have confiscated her belongings in the classroom
The school district described the incident as 'regrettable' and said that the teacher had been put on paid administrative leave pending an investigation.
A spokesman said that they have seen the smartphone video but could not clearly say what had happened.
Martinez admitted that she should not have spoken to her teacher in the manner that she did but that the woman should have walked away and pushed a security button in classrooms which is available if a student gets out of control.
Outbursts: Cesar Chavez High School in Stockton, California