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Teacher Placed On Leave After Scuffle With Student

FRUITA, Colo. (CBS4)- A teacher on the Western Slope was placed on paid leave after a video posted on Facebook shows him getting into a scuffle.

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The video shows the Fruita Monument High School teacher tackling the student but doesn't show what led up to the physical altercation.

The teacher has not been identified.

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