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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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School Bus Cleared After Bomb Threat In VA Deemed Not Credible, Police Say
A school bus at Forest Park High School had to be cleared on Thursday afternoon after officials received a threat reportedly targeting the vehicle, according to police. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, the Prince William County Police Department announced it was called to investigate an alleged bomb threat aboard a school bus, which was returned to the high school, and students were safely removed. Officials say that the bus remained unoccupied as a Bomb K9 responded to the scene. *UPDATE: Ref #bombthreat aboard bus at Forest Park HS; the bus has been cleared. No device was …
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Racist Writing Reported On School Bathroom Walls In VA
The Leesburg Police Department has been called to investigate racist writing that was found in three bathrooms at an area high school. Officials say that officials at Heritage High School found three instances of racist writing on the walls of bathrooms inside the building, and are now working with the Loudoun County Public Schools to investigate the incidents. The nature of the graffiti has not been disclosed by investigators. According to police, school officials have since searched all bathrooms and locker rooms at Heritage High School and are in the process of removing the racist messa…
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Threat At Virginia Middle School 'Not Credible' According To Police
One underage suspect is in custody in Leesburg after making a threat involving Harper Park Middle School. The Leesburg Police Department was advised by the School Resource Officer assigned to the middle school of a threat made by a juvenile student on Tuesday, Jan. 10 involving the building on Potomac Station Drive NE. According to officials, the department is working with Loudoun County Public Schools regarding the threat, which is not believed to be credible. The teen has been turned over to a parent and police are leaving the discipline to the school district. The nature of the threat w…
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Pellet-Firing Teen Charged For 'Shooting Missile' At Prince William County School Bus: Police
Police say that a Philadelphia teen was causing trouble in Virginia on Monday afternoon and he now faces charges in Prince William County for shooting projectiles at a school bus. Yazid Abdul Withrow Thomas, 18, was arrested in Woodbridge on Monday, Jan. 9, following an investigation into an incident involving a school bus occupied by a driver and one student, according to officials. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon, police say that they were called to the intersection of Rollingwood Drive and Jenny Drive to investigate reports of projectiles that were shot at the bus. While respo…
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Teacher Shot By Student In Virginia On Road To Recovery
The first grade teacher who was shot by one of her 6-year-old students in Virginia was on the road to recovery as of Monday, Jan. 9. Abby Zwerner, 25, was able to confiscate the gun from her first grade student at Richneck Elementary School last week when he pulled the trigger, a parent tells the Washington Post. Zwerner was in serious but stable condition, confirms Richneck Elementary School in a statement. "We are happy to learn today that she is in stable condition and is talking with family and friends," school officials state. Zwerner had reportedly yelled to the rest of …
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6-Year-Old Boy Shoots Teacher At Virginia School: What We Know
A 6-year-old Virginia boy was in police custody after he shot his teacher in a classroom, authorities said. The Richneck Elementary School teacher was in serious condition after being shot on Friday, Jan. 6 in a first grade classroom, Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said. “We did not have a situation where someone was going around the school shooting,” the chief said, noting the incident began as an "altercation" in the classroom. The boy had a handgun in the classroom and authorities were trying to figure out how he got it, Drew said. Police did not release further details in th…
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Grown Man Who Brought Gun To HS Altercation In VA Apprehended, Police Say
Authorities in Prince William County arrested a 35-year-old man who was busted with a handgun by officers at a Woodbridge high school as he sought to intervene during a fight. Woodbridge resident Giovanni Alexander London was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 4 by members of the Prince William County Police Department who were called in to investigate an altercation at Freedom High School. According to police, London went to the school after being informed of an incident involving students at the high school. At one point, it is alleged that London entered the school illegally while in possessio…
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Teen Accused Of Maliciously Wounding Student During Brawl In VA School Cafeteria, Police Say
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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Drug-Inhaling Driver Busted For Stafford County School Bus Crash, Sheriff Says
The reckless driver who caused a violent school bus crash in Stafford County last month is in custody after having two more run-ins with the law, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Members of the sheriff's office were unable to serve an arrest warrant to Stafford resident Michael Kingham, 30, for his role in the chain-reaction crash last month before they were called to investigate a new incident he was involved in on Wednesday, Jan. 4, officials said. Kingham’s month to forget began shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, when he was driving a blue Volkswagen sedan in…
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Instructional Assistant At Virginia ES Caught Assaulting Special Needs Student, Police Say
An instructional assistant at Glen Forest Elementary School in Fairfax County is facing charges after being caught allegedly assaulting a student with special needs last month. The Fairfax County Police Department announced that Meredith Capets, 36, of Alexandria, was served a warrant for simple assault and turned herself in on Tuesday, Jan. 3 to face the charge. Investigators say that on Thursday, Dec. 8, an employee at the elementary school in Falls Church spotted Capets assaulting a student with disabilities, which was then immediately reported to school administrators. Following a near…
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Virginia Basketball Coach Dies In Crash, Support Surges For Family
The Loudoun County community is rallying in support of the family of a popular longtime high school coach who unexpectedly died in a car crash earlier this month. Thousands of dollars have been raised on behalf of former Broad Run High School basketball coach and educator John Costello, who died on Thursday, Dec. 8 unexpectedly. Love you Coach! pic.twitter.com/Dd0nXerlze — Broad Run HS (@BroadRunHS) December 9, 2022 “Known across the community as a widely adored coach, teacher, and mentor, John’s legacy will live on through the thousands of lives he has touched over the past 25 (plus) …
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