A Decatur High Junior ROTC instructor resigned in March after school officials accused him of disciplining two unruly students by allowing a fight between them that left at least one student with facial bruising and scratches, recently reviewed school system records said.
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Back in my day, students fought each other all the time. He should be reinstated with back pay.
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