Nine Harmony High Students Arrested in Attack on Teen Who Stood up to Bullies
Cellphone video helped deputies identify the suspects, and all nine now face felony aggravated battery and inciting a riot charges.
- On Wednesday, deputies arrested nine Harmony High School students following a violent attack on a 17-year-old who had confronted classmates for bullying another student; all nine suspects face felony aggravated battery and inciting a riot charges.
- The conflict began on Friday, October 16, when the 17-year-old victim witnessed students throwing carrots at a classmate in the Harmony High School cafeteria and intervened, then attempted to de-escalate by walking away with his girlfriend.
- Shortly after 2:30 p.m., a 16-year-old struck the victim near a school tunnel as he walked to his car; eight others joined the assault, repeatedly punching his face and head, leaving him with facial wounds requiring 11 stitches.
- All nine students face expulsion under the Osceola County School District's Code of Student Conduct due to their felony arrests, according to Dana Schafer, the district's chief communications officer.
- Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon warned that "if you put your hands on another student on or off campus, deputies will arrest you," while Superintendent Mark Shanoff stated violence is "inconsistent with the values of our school district.
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The 17-year-old was injured in the face and needed 11 stitches after being attacked by nine companions.
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