PONCHATOULA — A 15-year-old student has been arrested after authorities say he injured a teacher during a fight at Ponchatoula High School Tuesday morning.
According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, the student was booked into the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center on multiple charges, including second-degree battery on a school teacher, battery on a school teacher, simple battery on a security guard, simple assault, disturbing the peace by fighting, unlawful disruption of school operations and inciting a riot.
Deputies say school resource officers on campus responded shortly before 8 a.m. after a fight broke out outside the school cafeteria. Investigators determined that four students were involved in the altercation.
Authorities say one of the students intentionally struck a teacher and a school security guard during the fight. That same student is also accused of threatening school administrators following the incident. He was taken into custody at the scene.
The injured teacher was transported to a local hospital for treatment and has since been released. No other injuries were reported.
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