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A Santa Monica wrestling coach is on administrative leave after wrestling a student.
Police say the coach caught the student dealing drugs in a classroom.
After confronting him, the student hit the teacher in the face.
The teacher says he used self-defense, to wrestle the student to the ground.
The student pleaded not guilty today to five misdemeanor counts, stemming from the fight.
An investigation into the coach’s actions, is ongoing.
