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A School Resource Officer (SRO) at Thomas Stone High School was assaulted shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, as he attempted to break up a group of students who were threatening physical harm to another teen.
After receiving a tip about the bullying, the SRO immediately responded and gave verbal commands to the students to disperse, which were ignored by the unruly gaggle of students.
During the scuffle, a spokesperson for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said that one student approached the officer and struck him as he was protecting the victim from the group.
While working to shield the student from his would-be attackers, officials say that another student pushed him and attempted to engage the officer in a fight, which also led to minor injuries for an intervening administrator who was also assaulted attempting to prevent the incident.
Ultimately, the SRO was forced to deploy OC spray to stop the physical attack.
All six students who initiated the attack were treated for OC exposure and later released by Emergency Medical Services personnel. Each was taken into custody and charged on juvenile offense reports with second-degree assault and disrupting school activities.
As per Maryland law, the students were later released to the custody of their parents and will face discipline from the school district.
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