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Apex High teacher suspended after video appears to show him choking student

An Apex High School teacher has been suspended after a video surfaced on social media that appears to show him choking a student, a spokesperson with the school district said Friday.

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Apex High teacher suspended
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Natalie Matthews
, WRAL.com editor
APEX, N.C. — An Apex High School teacher has been suspended after a video surfaced on social media that appears to show him choking a student, a spokesperson with the school district said Friday.

In the video posted on Twitter, the teacher, Brian Kelley, who is listed as a teacher in the Healthful Living Department on the schools' website, can be seen with his hands around a student's neck.

Lisa Luten, with Wake County schools said an investigation is pending.

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