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WJZ 13 -- A 16-year-old girl was cleared yesterday in juvenile court of the most serious charges in connection with the beating of a teacher that was captured on a cell phone camera and drew national attention to violence in Baltimore schools, a case that turned on testimony that the teacher might have provoked the fight. Circuit Judge Paul A. Smith said he was "appalled" by the conduct of the student and of the art teacher, Jolita Berry. He said evidence presented by prosecutors and defense attorneys came out "evenly balanced," leading to an acquittal for the student on criminal assault charges and a related charge of school violence. A charge of disrupting school activities was sustained - the juvenile equivalent of a guilty verdict - and sentencing was postponed until next month.

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