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"A student at Grant Middle School claims he suffered severe burns on his hands when one of the instructors in his leadership course made him do pushups on burning-hot asphalt.\u201CHis hands were really red and you could see imprints of asphalt on his hands,\u201D said Amy Bejerano, the boy\u2019s mother.Bejerano said her 13-year-old son went home last Thursday in extreme pain. He is enrolled in the APS Leadership Course at Grant, which focuses on military training.The boy said the male instructor told the class of 16 students to do pushups on the outdoor basketball courts as a form of discipline.\u201CThere's a gym right there. There's no need to have children doing pushups on asphalt in that kind of heat,\u201D Bejerano said.Bejerano was so worried about her son she took him to the emergency room where hospital staff confirmed he suffered third-degree burns. They wrapped his hands in bandages.\u201CI want him to pay for what he did, and I want him off APS grounds. I don't think he should every deal with kids again,\u201D Bejerano said.\u00A0A district spokesperson confirmed the teacher is on paid leave while APS police investigate the allegations.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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