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Muir Coach On Leave After Struggle With Student

According to multiple media sources, Ken Howard, the football coach on John Muir High School is on administrative leave following a physical struggle with a student.

Ken Howard, the coach of the John Muir High School football team has been placed on leave after a physical struggle with a student, according to multiple media sources.

The news was reported both in the Pasadena Star News and in the Pasadena Sun.

Howard told the Star News that the student was in possesion of a weapon.  However, a Randy Ertll, a community activist, told the Sun that the student was not armed and called the incident an "act of violence" against a student.

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