Palo Alto High assistant football coach Jason Fung has been placed on administrative leave after an on-field incident in a game last weekend in Atherton, the Palo Alto Unified School District told the Bay Area News Group on Wednesday.

Fung, who is also a physical education teacher at the high school, is being investigated by the school district for his actions during Palo Alto’s game on Saturday, when Fung grabbed the lower legs of a Sacred Heart Prep player after a tackle on the Palo Alto sideline.

“Palo Alto High School teacher and coach Jason Fung has been placed on paid administrative leave pending investigation,” district spokesperson Lynette White wrote in a statement to this news organization. “The safety and well-being of our students, staff, and community members is our highest

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