Teacher's Neck Broken Over an iPod

I can't even imagine something like this happening when I was in high school:

(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA A popular Germantown High School teacher suffered a broken neck Friday during a scuffle with students over a prohibited electronic device.

The incident happened just before noon after math teacher Frank Burd confiscated an iPod from a 11th grade member of his class.

Following class, authorities said the 17-year-old student and a 15-year-old freshman then assaulted the teacher in the hallway, knocking him to the ground.

"One student pushed the teacher, the teacher fell over... um, he suffered a gash on his face and broke two bones in his neck," said Paul Vallas, School District of Philadelphia CEO.

Authorities said the 60-year-old teacher was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition. He did not suffer paralysis.

Police said the students, who have been in trouble in the past, fled the scene. One juvenile was arrested several hours later, the other remains on the lam.

Of course, when I was in high school, if I wanted to listen to a recording, I had to go out and listen to the 8-track in my VW.