Assault in the school media center

Philadelphia, PA

Chester High School was the scene of a beat down in the media center as five boys attacked a 16-year old victim, kicking him and hitting him with chairs.  One of the attackers took a cell phone video of the assault and posted it on Facebook.

The five have been arrested.  The victim was treated and released from the hospital.

Middle school student assaults another with a kitchen knife

Savannah, GA

A 13-year old girl brought a kitchen knife to DeRenne Middle School, and used it to assault a classmate prior to the start of school.

The victim was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

School shooting threat revealed

Wichita, KS

Two students at West High School reported an alleged school shooting threat to a school resource officerPolice arrested the 18-year old who allegedly made the threat, but found no guns in his home.

The boy was looking at school shooting videos on a classroom computer, and told other students he was going to shoot others, then himself.