TTAPR on February 4th, 2012

A student kicked a police officer in the face during a series of fights at a Milwaukee high school on Friday. Police say they used a stun gun to stop an 18-year-old student after she kicked an officer at James Madison Academic Campus high school. Police headed to the school after 2:15 p.m. when several [...]

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TTAPR on February 4th, 2012

Police had to be called to break up a massive all-in school brawl after fighting broke out between students in the cafeteria. Officials for Dekaney High School in Harris County, in Houston, Texas, said the fight started between four students on Friday. But mobile phone footage shot by a witness shows at least 20 students [...]

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TTAPR on February 4th, 2012

Police in Maryland’s Anne Arundel County say an 18-year-old was severely injured in a fight with another teen across the street from Broadneck Senior High School in Annapolis. Police say that according to a preliminary investigation the 18-year-old got into a fight with a 15-year-old student Friday at approximately 2:15 p.m., just after the school [...]

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A hallway fight caught on tape at Waverly High School has many parents questioning the security at the high school. The fight happened last Thursday at the high school. Students recorded the brawl, and then uploaded it to YouTube. Parents are upset because they say fights happen at the high school all the time, and [...]

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A New Canaan High School student accused of attacking a classmate last month was arrested Friday by New Canaan Police. Police charged the 17-year-old boy with third-degree assault and second-degree disorderly conduct. Police did not release his name because of his age. Police said the boy started an argument with another student, also 17, in [...]

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TTAPR on February 1st, 2012

Milwaukee Public Schools is stepping up security after a rash of fights where police officers were injured trying to break up students. While MPS does not want handcuffed students to be a routine sight, eight students were arrested at Madison on Friday. Police said an officer was kicked in the face and had to stun [...]

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The Aberdeen School District has agreed to pay $135,000 to settle a lawsuit by a former student who was badly bullied. Russell Dickerson III is now 20 years old. Classmates smashed an egg on his head, taunted him over his race and perceived sexual orientation, and set up a malicious MySpace page in his name. [...]

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A TEACHER who sued for £100,000 after she was attacked by a pupil with Down’s Syndrome at a city primary school has won her court battle for damages. Jacqueline Cuthbertson was working at a school in west Edinburgh when the girl launched the assault on her in the middle of her classroom. The 49-year-old said [...]

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TTAPR on January 13th, 2012

A series of fights involving students from Santa Monica High School has resulted in suspensions and a stepped-up police presence near campus, officials say. The conflict began Jan. 5 after the school day ended, said Sgt. Richard Lewis, a spokesperson for the Santa Monica Police Department. An argument broke into a fight, and one participant [...]

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TTAPR on January 12th, 2012

A school resource officer with the Kernersville Police Department used a Taser to subdue a student when two students began swinging at each other Monday at East Forsyth High School. Theo Helm, a spokesman with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system, said two students had been arguing in class and the dispute became physical in a [...]

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