Pupil leaps from window in bet with teacher

A teenager jumped out of a second floor window during a science lesson at a Miami school after making a bet with his teacher. Police say the 17-year-old pupil at Miami Beach High bet $20 that he could make the leap, in the middle of a class on evolution, without injuring himself.

The Miami Herald reports the teenager won the wager after landing on a patch of dirt. His teacher Yrvan Tassy Jr has been moved to a non-teaching job while police and school officials carry out an investigation into the incident.

It's thought the pupil had been trying to prove a point about evolution when he decided to jump out of the window. A police report said he landed on his feet and returned to the classroom. School principal Jeanne Friedman told the Miami Herald: "We know for a fact that the student jumped out of the window. Now we're gathering information and substantiating the rest of the story. I'm just thankful the student wasn't hurt."

Miami-Dade schools police spokesman, Carlos Fernandez, added: "The teacher is being investigated by our detectives and there is also a personnel investigation. It doesn't look like this is something where there would be criminal charges. It looks like it will be administrative.''