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Students Cited For Assault, Battery By Mob For Fight That Led To Lockdown At VA School: Sheriff Students Cited For Assault, Battery By Mob For Fight That Led To Lockdown At VA School: Sheriff
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…

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by Zak Failla
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New Details Released In Fight That Sent Stafford Student To Hospital Via Medevac New Details Released In Fight That Sent Stafford Student To Hospital Via Medevac
New Details Released In Fight That Sent Stafford Student To Hospital Via Medevac Police in Stafford have released some new details in a fight that sent a high school student to the hospital via helicopter. The incident Wednesday, Nov. 8 began around 9:25 a.m. in the gym of Stafford High School as two students were arguing about a previous incident, the sheriff's office said. Thing escalated and one student was assaulted, officials said. That student collapsed in the nurse's office and was flown to a hospital, having not suffered major injuries, the sheriff's office said. Meanwhile, the suspect was detained at the Juvenile Detention Center for malicious wounding. I…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fight Clubs Complete With Brackets, Betting Organized By Chantilly Middle Schoolers: Principal Fight Clubs Complete With Brackets, Betting Organized By Chantilly Middle Schoolers: Principal
Fight Clubs Complete With Brackets, Betting Organized By Chantilly Middle Schoolers: Principal Fight clubs hosted and filmed by students at one Loudoun County middle school have become the center of an investigation. Students at Lunsford Middle School in Chantilly have formed elaborate fight clubs some with brackets, betting, and challenges, Principal Carrie Simms said in a letter to parents. Further troubling is that some parents seem to be aware and are hosting the fights in their garages and basements, the principal said. "Violent behavior, fighting, and its promotion on social media have no place in our school community," Simms said. "We cannot tell you how to parent,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'I'm Going To Punch You': Student Assaults Virginia HS Staff, Authorities Say 'I'm Going To Punch You': Student Assaults Virginia HS Staff, Authorities Say
'I'm Going To Punch You': Student Assaults Virginia HS Staff, Authorities Say Criminal complaints have been filed against a northern Virginia high school student who threatened to punch staff members, authorities said. "I'm going to punch you if you don't get out of my way," the Colonia Forge student apparently told Deputy GM Lum around 8:40 a.m. Thursday morning, April 20, a spokesman for the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The student had assaulted one of the staff members before making the threat, the spokesman said. Criminal complaints for assault and battery, as well as, threats against school staff will be filed.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mother Of VA Boy Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Indicted, Charged With Child Neglect Mother Of VA Boy Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Indicted, Charged With Child Neglect
Mother Of VA Boy Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Indicted, Charged With Child Neglect The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia and left her with serious injuries has been indicted on a pair of charges, Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn announced. On Monday, April 10, officials said that a grand jury has returned two indictments related to the January shooting of 25-year-old educator Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a possibly disturbed student at Richneck Elementary School. Specifically, Deja Taylor, 25, has been charged with with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. The charges came foll…

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by Zak Failla
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Video Shows Boy Being Strangled By Peer On Fairfax County Bus Video Shows Boy Being Strangled By Peer On Fairfax County Bus
Video Shows Boy Being Strangled By Peer On Fairfax County Bus A Fairfax County mom says she was forced to pull her son out of school after he was strangled by a classmate on the school bus and was still haunted by her presence in the halls. Taylor Brock posted a video of the Jan. 23 incident to her blog ModMa, in which both students can be heard exchanging words. First, the girl aggressively grabs the boy's face. She stops and they exchange words. Then, she puts her hands around his neck. The bus driver can be overheard making an announcement reminding students to stay in their seats.  The camera pans away. Brock says her son, a seventh grader at Wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Video Shows Brawl At Spotsylvania HS That Left Teen Hospitalized Video Shows Brawl At Spotsylvania HS That Left Teen Hospitalized
Video Shows Brawl At Spotsylvania HS That Left Teen Hospitalized Parents are demanding safety improvements after a violent fight caught on video sent at least one student to the hospital with head injuries, reports NBC 4.  The fight broke out at Riverbend High School before classes started on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The video shows several students punching each other before one of the teens was thrown to the ground violently. The teen later was revealed to have suffered a severe concussion in the attack. In the background of the video, other students were seen continuing to punch and choke each other, the outlet continues. SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. Eight teenager…

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by Annie DeVoe
Schools
Teen Accused Of Maliciously Wounding Student During Brawl In Leesburg School Cafeteria: Police Teen Accused Of Maliciously Wounding Student During Brawl In Leesburg School Cafeteria: Police
Teen Accused Of Maliciously Wounding Student During Brawl In Leesburg School Cafeteria: Police A Virginia teenager may spend decades in prison after being charged with assault for his role in a fight at Heritage High School in Leesburg last year, police announced. Leesburg resident Pradeep Bagri, 18, has been charged with malicious wounding and is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center for an altercation at the school on Nov. 9, 2022. The charge comes following a report from the Leesburg Police Department's School Resource Officer assigned to Heritage High School regarding the altercation between two students in the cafeteria of the building, prompting…

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by Zak Failla
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Loudoun County Schools Behavioral Assistant Accused Of Assaulting Student: Sheriff Loudoun County Schools Behavioral Assistant Accused Of Assaulting Student: Sheriff
Loudoun County Schools Behavioral Assistant Accused Of Assaulting Student: Sheriff A behavioral assistant with Loudoun County Public Schools has been charged with assaulting a student, authorities said. An investigation into Julie D. Hancher, 55, of Leesburg, was launched after a school resource officer at Lightridge High School notified officials on Monday, Nov. 14, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. The alleged assaults took place inside a classroom on two occasions. Hancher was then charged with two counts of assault on Tuesday, Nov. 22, authorities said. The underage victim's identity was being withheld by police to protect their identi…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
UVA Shooter Was ‘Picked On,’ Dad Says In New Report UVA Shooter Was ‘Picked On,’ Dad Says In New Report
UVA Shooter Was ‘Picked On,’ Dad Says In New Report More details are being released in the University of Virginia triple-fatal shooting — including the fact that the alleged shooter was being picked on, according to a report by NBC12. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., 22, opened fire on a bus on the way back from a field trip to see a play in Washington DC, killing Devin Chandler as he slept, along with D’Sean Perry and Lavel Davis Jr., on Sunday, Nov. 13, prosecutors said during the initial hearing. Two other victims were injured in the incident, authorities previously said. Darnell's dad tells NBC12 his son — a former member of the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Student Stabbed During Fight At Woodbridge High School: Police Student Stabbed During Fight At Woodbridge High School: Police
Student Stabbed During Fight At Woodbridge High School: Police A 15-year-old student brought a knife to a Woodbridge high school earlier this week and was stabbed during a fight in the bathroom, police said.  Prince William County police said students were arguing just after the start of classes on Wednesday, May 25, in one of the bathrooms at Woodbridge Senior High School. The shouting match became physical and a 15-year-old pulled out a knife and threatened a classmate, which started a brawl for control of the weapon.  The boy who brought the knife ended up being stabbed in the melee before they broke up the fight and returned to class…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Viral Video Shows Student-On-Student Robbery At Leesburg High School: Police Viral Video Shows Student-On-Student Robbery At Leesburg High School: Police
Viral Video Shows Student-On-Student Robbery At Leesburg High School: Police A new viral video students at a Leesburg high school are sharing reportedly shows one of their fellow classmates being robbed.  A student at Tuscarora High School told administrators on Wednesday, May 25, that a classmate  attacked them in a bathroom earlier that morning while another one stole their stuff, Leesburg police said. No one was injured in the incident.  As police began investigating this report, other students told them that that'd seen the attack even though they weren't there. Someone recorded the alleged encounter and shared the video with other students.&…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Baltimore County Teacher Arrested For Supposedly Choking Students: Report Baltimore County Teacher Arrested For Supposedly Choking Students: Report
Baltimore County Teacher Arrested For Supposedly Choking Students: Report A Baltimore County teacher has been arrested for supposedly choking students at Dundalk High School, WMAR reports.  Andrew Rader, 30, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault on Wednesday, May 18, Baltimore County Police said.  Rader is accused of choking at least two students in February, according to WMAR. The outlet obtained court documents detailing the allegations, which indicate Rader had done this at least ten times before.  Rader started working at Dundalk High School in August 2021, according to a letter from Principal Paul Satterfield. Rader originally used this "chok…

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by David Cifarelli