MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – A teacher at North Beach Elementary school boinded out of jail after, police said, he attacked his neighbor.<\/p>\n
Nelson Martinez, who is listed as a Spanish teacher at the school, was arrested Saturday on a battery charge.<\/p>\n
Martinez\u2019s neighbors said the 64-year-old suspect has been a menace for a while, but it all escalated when he alledgedly became physical with one of his neighbors outside his condo.<\/p>\n
According to Miami Beach Police, Martinez\u2019s neighbor was taking photos of his bicycle when Martinez came outside upset, grabbed the neighbor by his shirt and shoved him.<\/p>\n
Parents at North Beach Elementary learned of Martinez\u2019s arrest on Monday. They were taken aback, but were also relieved to hear the incident did not involve a student.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy that it was not anything to do with the school or any students were hurt,\u201d said Marnie Gluck.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a little disturbing. I\u2019m just glad it wasn\u2019t a kid,\u201d said Raj Raghani.<\/p>\n
Some students and parents, however, said they weren\u2019t too shocked, as he\u2019s been known in the school to have a little bit of a temper.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy son, he\u2019s in the school, he said [Martinez is] not polite, he\u2019s rude, and he\u2019s sometimes very mean with the kids,\u201d said a mother.<\/p>\n
Parents now hope Martinez won\u2019t be returning to the school.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just my son. A lot of kids say that he\u2019s mean, so the school should do something before,\u201d said that mother.<\/p>\n
When asked whether or not she thinks Martinez should be around kids, the mother said \u201cabsolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martinez was released Monday morning on a $1,000 bond. The Miami-Dade School District said they are working on a response in regard to his employment status.<\/p>\n
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