text: A Tennessee high school's football coach was assaulted in his office Tuesday, allegedly by a student who'd inquired about trying out for the team. Ron Aydelott, head coach for the Riverdale High School Warriors in Murfreesboro for nearly ten years, suffered serious facial injuries in the attack, which will require surgery. Witnesses said Aydelott in no way provoked the attack but that the 17-year-old alleged attacker became violent after he felt 'disrespected,' reports News Channel Five Network. Scroll down for video . Attacked: Ron Aydelott, head coach for the Riverdale High School Warriors in Murfreesboro for nearly ten years, suffered serious facial injuries after being attacked by a 17-year-old student Tuesday . 'He basically just got attacked,' principal Tom Nolan told the Daily News Journal. 'The kid just went nuts on him. Coach Aydelott was sitting down at his desk and the guy just kept whaling on him. 'He finally stopped. The kid then walked into the office, put his hands behind his back and surrendered.' The boy was reportedly in the coach's office in order to turn in paperwork concerning his trying out for the team. The student was arrested by a school resource officer and charged with aggravated assault, according to a statement from the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department. 'It's been pretty crazy since that [the alleged assault] happened,' student Jasper Hold told News Channel Five. 'A kid came in and I guess they got into it and ended up fighting.' 'He basically just got attacked,' Murfreesboro's Riverdale High School principal Tom Nolan said. 'The kid just went nuts on him. Coach Aydelott was sitting down at his desk and the guy just kept whaling on him.' Longtime coach: Aydelott has been a coach at Riverdale nearly 10 years. Prior to that, he coached football at Hillsboro High nearer to Nashville . In addition to coaching Riverdale's football team, Aydelott teaches driver's education classes . Aydelott was transported to a hospital then transferred to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. 'He will have to undergo some surgery,' Nolan said. 'We're just in total shock.' The boy is due back in court Wednesday, where he'll learn whether he'll be held as a juvenile offender or adult. According to WKRN, the student has no history of disciplinary problems at the school. As for Coach Aydelott, students were sending their positive thoughts in the hope he'll be back to normal soon. 'I hope he makes it through because he was my teacher for a time and he was pretty nice to me and to my other fellow students. So I hope that he gets better soon,' student Kera Pasquerilla said. 'He will have to undergo some surgery': The longtime coach suffered serious facial injuries . Police say the parent, Annika McKenzie, 34, walked into Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School in Hempstead, New York last week without being cleared by security and waited in the hallway for her daughter's math teacher, Catherine Engelhardt. McKenzie believed Engelhardt had 'put her hands' on her 12-year-old daughter earlier in the day, according to ABC 7. Engelhardt refused to speak with McKenzie, telling her to first get a security pass. A fight then ensued. Authorities say the teacher was shoved against the wall, placed in a headlock and thrown to the floor. Several students also became involved in the attack, including McKenzie's 14-year-old niece. Another teacher was able to break up the melee and attend to Engelhardt. She was unconscious for several minutes and rushed to Winthrop University Hospital. Attacked and left unconscious: This photo, taken inside Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School in Hempstead, New York, on Wednesday, shows math teacher Catherine Engelhardt knocked out following the assault .
target: Ron Aydelott, coach of the Riverdale High School Warriors in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, sustained serious facial injuries in the attack .