FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A 16-year-old student bit a Matanzas High School staff member who was trying to break up a fight, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the girl was in a fight with another girl on Friday when the staff member tried to separate the two students.
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The sheriff’s office said the staff member was bitten on the forearm when they placed their arm around the student.
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“This lack of respect for teachers and staff will not be tolerated in our schools,” Sheriff Rick Staly said in a release. “School staff and teachers are here to teach you. Don’t fight in school. It takes a bigger person to walk away from a fight and de-escalate the situation than to engage in a fight or attack a faculty member. Parents, talk and teach your students how to handle disagreements and that fighting is not the solution.”
The teen was arrested for battery on a school official and was taken to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
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