A Norwalk, Connecticut teacher was arrested for demonstrating a jiu-jitsu chokehold on a fifth-grade student. The teacher practiced her skills on at least three students, one of whom had reportedly lost consciousness. 

On Wednesday’s Toucher & Rich program—Fred, Rich, and Wallach react to the news clip audio breaking down the incident. Also, callers share their stories about odd situations with former teachers.

• Connecticut elementary teacher resigns after putting 'martial arts chokeholds' on three students, police say https://t.co/cLYoOqDNhF

  — Fox News (@FoxNews) March 7, 2023

• News Anchor: A school math coach in Connecticut is now facing several criminal charges after she allegedly put several fifth-grade students into a chokehold. This incident happened at Brookside Elementary in Norwalk. And in one case, a child lost consciousness and had to be treated by the school nurse. 

  News Reporter: Usually, we hear about chokeholds in the news, now we’re hearing about something that police are not supposed to do because it’s dangerous. In this case, a teacher working as a math coach was accused of putting a fifth grader in a chokehold. Now, this was supposed to be educational, a demonstration. But the school district says that the student fainted. 

  Police Officer: A staff member at the school, a math coach, had rendered one of the students unconscious. 

  Fred: What are you going to do about it? Alright, nerd. 

  Rich: I think that was the cop speaking. 

  Fred: Then he’s a nerdy cop. What are you going to do about it, Johnny Law? 

  Rich: Fred, this doesn’t sound like a situation where the teacher just got angry. This was an “I’m going to show you how much of a badass I am” situation. 

  Fred: How novel that the teacher was taking judo. Unlike everyone else on the entire planet. 

  Rich: Fifth graders! 

• Connecticut math teacher arrested after making 5th-grader faint while demonstrating chokehold https://t.co/0AKoKL3jjN

  — ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) March 6, 2023

• News Reporter: According to the police reports, it happened while teaching a group of fifth graders a defensive jiu-jitsu move and demonstrating on three of them. Someone alerted the school nurse. 

  Police Officer: The student regained consciousness within seconds. 

  News Reporter: Any idea how it came to be that she was teaching them martial arts when she was a math coach? 

  Police Officer: You know the investigation is still ongoing. We’re not sure exactly why she decided to do that. 

  Fred: Because she listens to the Joe Rogan podcast. Anyone who goes on there has to be a jiu-jitsu person. 

  Rich: I looked up this story, and the first article is from “Black Belt Magazine.” Who doesn’t own a copy of Black Belt Magazine? 

  Fred: I mean, it’s at every barbershop. 

  Rich: The headline is “Math Coach Arrested for Choking out Student.” There was one report where they interviewed somebody who worked at a jiu-jitsu place about why you shouldn’t put fifth graders in a chokehold. 

  Fred: Also, once you take jiu-jitsu, your body is a weapon at that point. 

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  two men demonstrate bjj brazilian jiu jitsu grappling or luta livre technique on the ground at training at the academy in front of group of students leg attack

• Rich: Have you ever had a maniac teacher that got physical with you? 

  Fred: If you let someone choke you, there’s a chance you’ll lose consciousness. 

  Rich: But you’re in fifth grade. What are you supposed to say? “No, don’t do this, please.” 

  Fred: If someone puts you in a chokehold, there’s a chance that you’re going pass out, right? I’m pretty sure that’s the whole point of a chokehold. 

• Full Segment

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