16-year-old Matanzas student bit school staff member, drawing blood, FCSO says

Two teens were fighting in the school courtyard when the staff member tried to break them up.

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A 16-year-old Matanzas High School student bit a staff member who was trying to break up a fight on Oct. 6, according to the FCSO. Deputies have arrested the teen.

The fight broke out between two female students in the courtyard around 1 p.m., according to a press release from the FCSO. A staff member tried to stop the fight and wrapped an arm around the 16-year-old, who then bit the staff  member on the forearm several times, breaking the skin.

The 16-year-old was arrested and charged with battery on a school official.

“This lack of respect for teachers and staff will not be tolerated in our schools,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “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.”

 

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