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EASTON, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania prosecutor seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general says teachers who intervene to break up brawls in their schools won't be prosecuted. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli told reporters Wednesday that teachers too often feel powerless given the threat of lawsuits or the loss of their livelihood. He said the law gives teachers an "absolute right" to use "reasonable force" against a threatening student and "there will be no criminal charges" filed in such cases. Morganelli said he wants stiffer penalties for juveniles who assault others in schools. He also wants to see changes in some students' special education status, which makes it hard to expel or discipline them. But he also urged school boards and administrators to stand by teachers when a lawsuit is filed.

DA: Teachers who break up school brawls won't be prosecuted