MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa [KCCI] — A Marshalltown teacher was arrested over the weekend after he was accused of assaulting a student. Paul Philip Miller, 60, of Boone, was taken into custody Saturday after an investigation from Marshalltown police.

A 13-year-old male student at Miller Middle School in Marshalltown reported that he had been assaulted by a teacher while in class on Feb. 12, according to Marshalltown police. After an investigation, Miller was charged with misdemeanor assault causing bodily injury. Miller has since been released on bond.

Paul Phillip Miller

Marshalltown Community School District confirmed Monday that a student and teacher had a “physical altercation in a classroom” and that the teacher involved is no longer an employee of the district.