NYC principal beaten after he asked student to turn down music on headphones
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MANAUS, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 18: A handcuffed inmate meets with an attorney to update his case in the overcrowded Puraquequara prison on February 18, 2016 in Manaus, Brazil. The prison holds nearly 1,400 inmates, around twice as many as it was designed for. Brazil now holds the fourth-largest prison population in the world, behind the U.S., Russia and China, with the number of Brazilians behind bars nearly doubling in the past decade. The prison system currently holds more than 600,000 inmates, 61 percent over capacity, according to Human Rights Watch. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (2016 Getty Images)
A principal of a New York City public high school who was beaten by a student after asking him to turn down the music in his headphones is recovering.
Dr. Matthew Tossman addressed a letter to his students at Manhattan Early College School for Advertising on Tuesday thanking them for their support. He also said he'll be back as soon as possible.
Tossman had asked an 18-year-old student on the lower Manhattan campus on Monday to turn down his music-blaring headphones.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}When the student refused, police say Tossman tried to remove them and was punched and beaten.
The student, identified as Luis Penzo, was arraigned on assault charges. His lawyer said he was acting out because his mother died of a brain aneurysm last year.
Another student told the New York Post the school has gotten "out of control."
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