Posted on 02/13/2022 9:44:51 AM PST by Drew68
A Texas baseball coach was chased and beaten by a group of middle-school students in an act of retaliation against him, news outlets report.
The attack was captured on cell phone video now circulating on social media, and shows a Houston high school employee running from four students, who can be seen punching the man and knocking him to the ground.
(Warning: This video contains graphic language.)
Officials with Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District confirmed to TV station KTRK that the assault took place at Langham Creek High School on Feb. 10.
The attackers are students at Aragon Middle School, the outlet reported, and the victim is Michael Shott, an assistant baseball coach and physics teacher at Langham Creek High School.
Shott suffered a broken arm from the attack and is recovering, his mother, Peggy Shott, told KTRK.
“The reason it happened to him was because he was doing his job,” she said.
Students and social media users say Shott was jumped because he told the students they couldn’t ride dirt bikes or ATVs on school grounds, outlets report.
The students were arrested, but soon after threats to shoot up the school were made, and the district tightened security, KABB reported.
“We couldn’t walk around unless we had an ID badge, they wouldn’t even let us in,” sophomore Alena Gonzales told the TV station.
The district sent a letter to parents stating that the juveniles had been taken into custody and would be disciplined, according to the outlet. How they will be disciplined, or if they will face charges, is not clear.
“These kids need to get into a whole lot of trouble,” one parent told the station. “I’m just speechless.”
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
The crummy video doesn’t help matters...
My guess is they enjoy the power trip over the opposite sex. People who cannot tell them “no” and have to listen to all their poison.
That is probably a good explanation. Unfortunately, living in WA State we have known some poor little kids trapped in this type of situation... with the full sanction of the state.
Dirt bikes and ATVs? Sounds very spoiled, entitled, privileged.
Middle Schoolers my A$$. Probably because they are 16 and still in 7th grade.
Yup.
Strange story. I couldn't even find a followup where the victim's name was released, other than he was a 48-year old father of two.
They probably didn’t see the details...yet.
The kids have been caught and will face “discipline” according to sources involved
Sure….in black history month? Conceal carry. Put the little b@stards in boxes!
Yep. Looking on Craigslist, even used ATVs re in the $4-5k range yet this seems to be a growing problem in the 'hood.
When I lived in Jacksonville, FL., it wasn't uncommon to see gangs of a dozen or more ATV riders on the highway where they'd race in and out of traffic for a couple of miles before exiting on an off-ramp and disappearing into the neighborhood streets.
As much as I loathe Bill de Blasio, I kinda got a kick out of watching him publicly destroy dozens of confiscated dirt bikes and ATVs. These things and their riders are a menace. These are off-road vehicles and have no place on public roads.
"What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas," Barbra Bush on Katrina refugees.
We’ll see.
The story WAS strange.
And, the fact that there is no follow up, is even more odd.
I was shocked that there was even a description, of the perp, in the article.
Based on that 2nd video posted, it should haven't been resolved pretty quickly. What are we talking here 12-14 year olds tops. And an adult couldn't, and wouldn't, protect himself. Yes, the kids are the problem, but have men become so wussified?
“The district sent a letter to parents stating that the juveniles had been taken into custody and would be disciplined, according to the outlet. How they will be disciplined, or if they will face charges, is not clear.”
I have to question why the word “prosecuted” does not appear in this account. “...or if they will face charges, is not clear.” Is waffling at its worse. I imagine these ferals have been in Middle School far past the normal years.
Well, it is Houston after-all. City that’s also surrounded with so many lottery winners. Hmmmm
Of course they’re black.
Of course they’re black. Start treating “juvenile” criminals like the felons they. are. Publish their names and charge them as adults.
“Just checked to see if the youts were of a certain category which I had already assumed. YEP.”
And why am I not surprised that the little darlings, (sarcasm intended) couldn’t get their way so it is violence their choice of action.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.