A University of Southern California professor was taken to the hospital Monday after police say a student hit her in the head with a metal water bottle.
In “what appeared to be an unprovoked attack,” the female student entered a classroom in Dauterive Hall, a social sciences building, and approached the professor and struck her in the head, according to David Carlisle, assistant director of the university’s Department of Public Safety.
Officers responded to the incident around 11 a.m. after several calls about the incident. Carlisle said he wasn’t sure if a class was in session, but said several other students were in the room.
The Los Angeles Fire Department transported the professor, who USC officials did not identify, to a hospital for treatment. As of Tuesday morning, it was not clear the extent of her injuries.
The student, who was also not immediately identified, was arrested and booked by the Los Angeles Police Department on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.