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Student Discipline
Reisterstown, MD
Schools
Students Hospitalized After Pepper Spray Discharged On School Bus In Baltimore County: Police
More than a dozen students had to be hospitalized in Baltimore County after accidentally being pepper-sprayed on a school bus Wednesday morning. Officers were called shortly after 9:30 a.m. on March 11 to the 6000 block of Ebenezer Road in White Marsh, where there were reports that pepper spray had been discharged on a school bus. When officers arrived, they determined that the student had located the pepper spray at their bus stop just before boarding the bus. Investigators say they believe the deployment of the spray was not intentional or malicious. The student will reportedly face disc…
Ewing Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Ingesting Cannabis Gummies Sends 4 Students to Hospital: Ewing PD
Four students were hospitalized after they ingested cannabis gummies on Monday, March 24 in Ewing, authorities said. At 8:55 a.m., police responded to Stern Civics Charter School on a report of students who ingested the cannabis gummies, Ewing police said. Four students were transported to area hospitals as a precaution, police said. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency is investigating, police said. The school's founder Leigh Byron told NJ.com, the kids are now home, and the student who gave them the gummies has been identified and disciplined.
New Britain, CT
Schools
3 Students Get Sick After Taking Weed Edibles At Slade Middle School: Principal
Administrators at a Connecticut middle school are investigating after three students got sick after consuming cannabis edibles on Monday, Sept. 16. Kerri-Lynn Major, principal at Slade Middle School in New Britain, sent a letter to parents on Tuesday, Sept. 17, that NBC Connecticut published. In it, Major says the students had a "severe reaction" to the drug but reiterated that everyone is now safe. The principal added that the students could face expulsion for the incident. (The Consolidated School District of New Britain) has strict policies against the possession, use, sale, or dist…
Leesburg, VA
Schools
Loudoun County Public Schools Monitoring 'Multiple' Rumored Threats,' Officials Say
There may be an increased police presence outside of schools in Loudoun County when students arrived to class on Thursday morning due to possible threats spreading on social media. Late on Wednesday night, an alert was issued by Loudoun Public Schools staff after they were made aware of multiple rumored threats against different LCPS schools. "All information has been reported to our local law enforcement agencies and LCPS Safety and Security, which immediately began investigating," Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence said. "While these threats have thus far been determined to be non…
Fredericksburg, VA
Schools
Students Cited For Assault, Battery By Mob For Fight That Led To Lockdown At VA School: Sheriff
Staff members were assaulted and several students are facing discpline after a wild day at a Stafford County High School that could have further consequences moving forward. All hands were on deck on Monday morning at Brooke Point High School on Courthouse Road, when a large fight broke out, prompting a rapid response from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, which was called in due to the number of students involved. A spokesperson for the agency said that deputies and school staff were able to separate the warring parties, though the incident "would spark numerous disturbances throughout…
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Student Who Threatened To Shoot Up Charles CountyElementary School Won't Face Criminal Charges
A child will avoid any criminal charges after a questionable video chat threatening violence at an elementary school that was shared with administrators in Charles County. At approximately 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, the Charles County Sheriff's Office was advised about a possible threat that had been made by a student at Gale Bailey Elementary School. According to investigators, the School Resource Officer assigned to the building was notified on Thursday morning about a video chat the previous day when a child displayed weapons to other students and made a statement that they …
Waldorf, MD
News
Fights Break Out Across Charles County High School In Between Classes
Several Charles County high school students are being investigated after multiple fights took place over a class change, officials say. Numerous Henry E. Lackey High School students reportedly became involved in several altercations across the school in between classes on Monday, Feb. 27, according to the Charles County Sheriff's office. The school resource officer was able to step in and separate the students, some of whom had minor injuries. Injured students were treated by the school nurse. The school resource officer forwarded the information to the Charles County State's Attorn…
Quincy, MA
Schools
Randolph Teacher Sent To Hospital After Drinking 'Unknown Substance' In Coffee
An investigation has been launched after an elementary school teacher was brought to the hospital after drinking an "unknown substance" in their coffee this week. The teacher at Donovan Elementary School in Randolph was taken to Milton Hospital around 12:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to a letter from Principal Beth Gannon. Gannon said the decision to transport the teacher was made "out of the abundance of caution" for their health after consulting with the school district. The teacher's condition was not known. Well isn’t this an interesting chain of event at a Randolph Public…
Middletown, CT
Schools
Basketball Brawl: Arrests Made After Fight At HS Game In CT, School Officials Say
Numerous people have been arrested following a fight that broke out at the end of a boys varsity basketball game in Connecticut, school officials said. The fight happened at the end of a game between the Middletown High School and Hartford-based Weaver High School basketball teams on Tuesday, Jan 17 at Middletown High School. In the wake of the violence, Middletown Police are "in the process of making numerous arrests" according to the Middletown Public Schools Communications Director Jessie Lavorgna. The arrests are a result of authorities taking a look at camera fo…
Towson, MD
Schools
Baseball Bat Swinging Student At Maryland HS Faces Charges For Violent Fight, Police Say
A minor was arrested in Baltimore County after police were called to the Perry Hall High School for a violent fight that broke out among students involving weapons, according to a member of the Board of Education. Investigators said that a juvenile was arrested by officers from the county police department following an afternoon fight where a baseball bat was broken out on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Julie Henn, the chairperson for the Baltimore County Board of Education issued a statement on social media following the incident to advise the community that she had been in touch with school offici…
Lower Paxton, PA
Schools
Sexual Hazing 'Much More Widespread' Prompts PA School District To Cancel Football Season
An additional video of hazing at a central Pennsylvania high school prompts the district to reverse its decision and end its football season early. The Middletown Area school district began investigating a hazing that happened on August 11, 2022—after a cellphone video film by high school football players was shared on social media— but on Wednesday, August 24, the school announced at least one more video. Both videos show incidents of hazing happening in the "high school turf room for heat acclimation practice sessions," Dr. Chelton Hunter, Superintendent of Scho…
Elizabeth, NJ
Schools
Midday Melee Puts Union Township High School On Lockdown: Reports
A brawl that broke out due to an ongoing dispute between students put Union Township High School on lockdown earlier this week, district officials said. Monday's fight broke out when one student was approached by others in the bathroom near the cafeteria, stopped momentarily, but picked up again near the attendance office, Superintendent Scott Taylor said in a letter to parents published by TapInto. School security called the main office, as school officials and security worked to break up the fight, Taylor said. "What we know is that this fight occurred among many of the same students who…
Massapequa, NY
News
Long Island High School Principal Reinstated After Investigation
A high school principal on Long Island is back in the building after being temporarily ordered to work from home to allow district officials to investigate his handling of a fight that he had to break up. Longtime Wyandanch High School Principal Paul Sibblies, who has held his post since 2009, was reassigned by the district in October after breaking up a fight between two female students during dismissal where he had to tackle one to help separate the two. Sibblies had denied any wrongdoing since the investigation began. He has not commented since being reinstated. The district launched an…
Massapequa, NY
News
Warning Issue For Social Media Account Showing Long Island Middle School Students Fighting
Social media got some students on Long Island in hot water after a video circulated of students breaking school rules and COVID-19 regulations during a series of fights. The private Instagram account “Northport Confessions” recently shared a video of students from the Northport-East Northport school district fighting in different locations throughout the area. District officials called the account “troubling” in a warning letter to parents,” noting that most of the students involved are believed to be middle schoolers. No punishments for any of the students involved have been announced. O…
West Milford, NJ
Schools
West Milford HS Senior Banned From Prom For Party Crashing
A West Milford senior was banned from senior prom after crashing junior prom, NorthJersey.com reports. Volleyball captain Nick Beyjoun admitted to school officials on June 1 that he and three friends crashed the March 29 party, the article says. The trio snuck in through the side door of the off-campus event, stayed for a few songs and then left -- not before two of them were spotted by supervisors, according to the report. District officials did not respond for comment, NorthJersey.com said. The senior's mom Abby Beyjoun said she was glad her son was honest.
