Thursday, February 28, 2013
St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed misdemeanor charges against four people, three of them from North St. Louis County, for the teenagers' role in a Feb. 8 fight at St. Charles West High School.
Four teenagers, three of which are from North St. Louis County, were charged with misdemeanor trespassing and peace disturbance following a Feb. 8 fight at St. Charles West High School. Those charged include: According to a release, Dyer, a student at St. Charles West High School, propped a door in the small gym of the school along with another student who is a juvenile. Tillman, Holman and Applewhite, none of whom are students in the district, entered the building and then were involved in a brawl with students from St. Charles West High School. The three students not from St. Charles are reportedly from the Ferguson-Florissant School District. The fight started on social media, Marion said. A student from St. Charles West and a student …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
St. Charles School District Superintendent Jeff Marion says social media presents a unique challenge to schools in regards to school safety.
Following news that several Ferguson-Florissant School District students were involved a fight at St. Charles West High School, Ferguson-Florissant officals are still awaiting for a complete police investigation to hand down punishment. Meanwhile St. Charles School District Superintendent Jeff Marion, speaking on school safety to St. Charles Patch, said, "the only thing that might have made a difference is if someone, if some of the kids, had given us a heads up. Maybe we could have talked to parents and kids and intervened." The fight began on a social media website between students from St. Charles West the Ferguson-Florissant School District and culminated Feb. 8 when several teenagers, some of whom attend the Ferguson-Florissant …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The fight began on social media between a St. Charles West student and a student from the Ferguson-Florissant School District. Charges have not yet been filed.
A dispute that began on a social media website between students from St. Charles West High School and the Ferguson-Florissant School District culminated Friday when several teenagers, some of whom attend the Ferguson-Florissant District, entered the St. Charles high school to start a fight. Eleven St. Charles West students have been suspended following the fight. "These were high school-aged kids," said St. Charles School District Superintendent Jeff Marion. "It started out as a typical high school beef and got bigger when people jumped in to help friends." The fight started on social media, Marion said. A student from St. Charles West and a student from the Ferguson-Florissant School District kept talking about whom could beat up whom, he…
JD
8:58 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
"A typical high school beef"? That may be the scariest part of all. Since when is anything like this behavior acceptable? Every one of these people who obviously cut school and went to SCW should be expelled and brought up on assault charges. Then get their parents and drag them in before a judge and let them explain why they should not be charged also. Totally unacceptable on all fronts. more ›