Feb 27, 2017 By Mike Jones 2 min read

A Keystone Oaks teacher who was accused in September of hitting a female student at the school was charged with simple assault Feb. 24 after Peters Township police said he caused a disturbance at his parents’ McMurray home.

Police said Michael A. Magri, 34, went to the home of his parents, Frank and Jacqueline Magri, at 409 Cheri Drive about 7:30 p.m. and began pounding on the door.

His mother, Jacqueline, opened the door and Magri came in holding a 10-inch kitchen knife, police said. He began shouting vulgarities and threw a folding chair, according to police.

Magri then left the home on his motorcycle. Court documents did not indicate what prompted the incident or where police arrested him.

Magri, of 318 Stonebrook Drive, McMurray, was arraigned by District Judge Larry Hopkins and taken to the Washington County jail on $25,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled before District Judge James Ellis at 1:15 p.m. March 21.

Magri, a wood shop teacher at Keystone Oaks High School, previously was cited for harassment after Mt. Lebanon police said he struck a female student with a closed fist Sept. 15 in what investigators described at the time as “sophomoric in nature.” He pleaded guilty to the citation Jan. 12, according to online court records.

Superintendent William Stropkaj sent a letter to parents Sept. 23 informing them that Magri was placed on “administrative leave” following the incident.

Stropkaj, who said he was unaware of the altercation in Peters Township, said Magri has remained on administrative leave since the September incident with the student.