5 high school students assaulted classmate, Statesville police say: Wednesday, Oct. 5
Five high school students could face felony charges after officers accused them of assaulting one of their classmates. The Statesville Police Department said a fight broke out on Monday, Oct. 3 inside Statesville Senior High School. The student who was hurt was transported to a Winston-Salem hospital for treatment and was later released. Police said they started a criminal investigation and found video of the group of students hitting and kicking the victim. Investigators then conferred with the District Attorney's Office and said in a news release the department will seek felony assault charges against the five students. The students' names are being withheld due to their juvenile status. WCNC Charlotte has reached out to Iredell-Statesville Schools for further comment. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/assault-satesville-senior-high-school-north-carolina-crime-education-local/275-5199bfcd-538e-4e85-a39e-4838653296ca Fort Mill Schools is ramping up security and is putting new policies in place to deal with school threats, and some of them are similar to what the secret service uses. This comes just weeks after two students were charged with making threats in the district, and now the district says one of the protocols they will be using is the Behavior Threat Assessment and Management model. They say this model will be used if you know the person who is making the threat, and will now be closely examined in close coordination with law enforcement and other stakeholders to determine the credibility of the threat. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/education/fort-mill-schools-security-education-wake-up-charlotte/275-bd241287-6c46-417c-9d02-bdd20305eabe Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!
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Five high school students could face felony charges after officers accused them of assaulting one of their classmates.
The Statesville Police Department said a fight broke out on Monday, Oct. 3 inside Statesville Senior High School. The student who was hurt was transported to a Winston-Salem hospital for treatment and was later released.
Police said they started a criminal investigation and found video of the group of students hitting and kicking the victim. Investigators then conferred with the District Attorney's Office and said in a news release the department will seek felony assault charges against the five students.
The students' names are being withheld due to their juvenile status. WCNC Charlotte has reached out to Iredell-Statesville Schools for further comment.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/assault-satesville-senior-high-school-north-carolina-crime-education-local/275-5199bfcd-538e-4e85-a39e-4838653296ca
Fort Mill Schools is ramping up security and is putting new policies in place to deal with school threats, and some of them are similar to what the secret service uses.
This comes just weeks after two students were charged with making threats in the district, and now the district says one of the protocols they will be using is the Behavior Threat Assessment and Management model.
They say this model will be used if you know the person who is making the threat, and will now be closely examined in close coordination with law enforcement and other stakeholders to determine the credibility of the threat.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/education/fort-mill-schools-security-education-wake-up-charlotte/275-bd241287-6c46-417c-9d02-bdd20305eabe
Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!