Two 16-year-old boys were charged with third-degree assault Friday after allegedly punching a Como Park Senior High School teacher this week.

According to the juvenile petitions, filed in Ramsey County, Ja’Wane De’Shawn Bellazan and Korey Maurese Hale entered a class in which they were not students on Wednesday. The teacher, identified in the charging documents as MR, asked the boys to leave because they were being disruptive.

“As their presence was interfering with classroom instruction, MR attempted to gently escort them out of the classroom,” the charges said. “MR stated that as he lightly touched the suspects, Bellazan punched him on the chin. Hale quickly jumped in and punched MR in the right eye.”

The fracas spilled into the hall and all three landed on the ground. The teacher hit his head “fairly hard” on the ground, the petitions said.

Mark Rawlings, a 48-year-old technology teacher, was taken to the emergency room at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. He was diagnosed with a mild concussion and a laceration that required a staple, the petitions said.

Sources told investigators that Hale and Bellazan went to the classroom to confront another student, the complaint said.

Police reportedly located video footage that shows part of the incident. “The video shows Bellazan and Hale both entering MR’s classroom,” the complaint said. “After some time lapses, the door opens and MR is seen being punched by both suspects and then falling to the ground with the 2 suspects appearing to land on top of him.”

A police spokesman said this week that the teacher grabbed onto the boys in self-defense.

Bellazan’s mother, Koranda Keller, said Friday she didn’t think her son hit the teacher, based on what he’s told her and what she saw in a video.

“The video they showed, Ja’Wane was in a headlock. And they both fell back,” Keller said. “I did not one time seen him touch (the teacher).”

Keller said her son said he went to the computer lab to have something fixed and was told he wasn’t allowed to be there.

“The teacher grabbed him by his arm and was pushing on him,” Keller said.

Bellazan was suspended for five days, the mother said, and she has asked school officials if there will be any repercussions for Rawlings. “They said they’ll investigate him,” Keller reported.

Hale’s mother could not be reached for comment.

A message left for a district spokesperson was not returned late Friday afternoon.

St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Valeria Silva said in a statement Wednesday, “Violent behavior is completely unacceptable and the news of this situation troubles me greatly.”

In an email to parents Wednesday, Theresa Neal, principal of Como Park Senior High, added: “There are severe consequences for students who behave this way … Please know that I will not tolerate any behavior that puts our students and staff at risk.”

It was the second time this school year that a St. Paul Public Schools teacher was taken to the hospital after a fight involving students.

On Dec. 4, Central High School teacher John Ekblad was injured while trying to break up a lunchroom fight between students.

Ekblad has since sued the district, Silva and assistant superintendent Teresa Battle, saying they failed to protect him despite knowing the school and the student who attacked him were “dangerous.” In the suit, he said he suffered permanent injuries.