Three of the students involved in the fight were charged with felonies.
The incident occurred at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, Florida – some 90 miles north of Orlando – when two school resource officers responded to a disturbance in a hallway of the high school at approximately 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon, according to a statement released from Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
“During the fight, a female student pushed (a deputy) so they could attack another student,” authorities said in their statement describing the chaotic situation. “At the same time, (another deputy) was working to control the situation and observed a male student run into the altercation. Deputy Landi then observed the student charging at a school staff member while swinging his arms, ultimately punching the staff member in the shoulder … At the same time, another school administrator was attempting to escort a student away from the fight, when another male student ran up to the administrator and grabbed them. The student then battered the administrator before being taken to the Dean’s Office.”
In total, 11 students were arrested, three of which with felony charges of Resisting a Law Enforcement Officer with Violence and Battery on a School Official. The other eight students had affidavits filed with the State Attorney’s Office recommending charges to be filed against them for misdemeanor offenses, police said.