A TEENAGER has been arrested after attacks on the home of a teacher who was convicted of assaulting pupils.
The 13-year-old, who has not been named, has been reported to the children's panel for vandalising the house on Sunday.
Mike Barile, 51, was found guilty last month of assaulting two pupils by grabbing one by the jumper and pinning another against
a wall.
Since his conviction Mr Barile's family home in Dundee has been targeted by vandals several times.
Windows have been smashed, eggs thrown, superglue poured in the locks and car tyres punctured.
Mr Barile, who is appealing his conviction, has now put the property in the Downfield area of the city up for sale.
In the latest incident windows at the two-storey home were smashed on Sunday night, while he and his disabled wife were inside.
In the week before Christmas the couple were subject to several attacks on their home.
On Hogmanay, a bottle or can was thrown at their car, and a 16-year-old was arrested and charged in relation to that incident.
Roselyn Curran, Mr Barile's sister-in-law, said the couple lived in fear of the next attack and suffered daily incidents.
She said: "They've just been getting bombarded.
"They have put the house on the market. They just have to get away from the area, but there's nothing moving."
A neighbour confirmed the Bariles had been subject to constant harassment.
Mr Barile's patience finally snapped when pupils at Lawside Academy in Dundee insulted and swore at him.
The maths teacher grabbed one of them by the lapels and threatened to throw him through the blackboard. He also pinned a 15-year-old boy against a wall.
Mr Barile, an associate director of Dundee United Football Club, was acquitted on two other charges of assaulting pupils. A further assault charge was not proven.
While he was found to be technically guilty of two assault charges, Sheriff Charles Macnair took sympathy on the teacher and admonished him.
He said: "Both of these assaults were minor and, had it not been for your position as a teacher, I do not consider that you would have been subject to criminal prosecution.
"I do accept that, on the two occasions, you were subject to extreme abuse by the two young men. The force you used was minimal and I take into account that this is going to have a very serious impact on your future career as a teacher."
If he is unsuccessful in his appeal, Mr Barile will likely see himself removed from the teaching register by the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
That would see him effectively barred from teaching anywhere in the UK.
However, teachers' unions have described some classrooms as "horrific" places where pupils conspired to goad staff into wrongdoing.
And some teachers have expressed frustration with senior management who are reluctant to permanently exclude difficult children.
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