A 16-year-old PLUS Program student was arrested for attacking two Southern California school district employees, causing one of them to suffer a concussion and be hospitalized, authorities announced Thursday.
The incident occurred around 2:35 p.m. on Tuesday at the emotional and behavioral needs school on the 5400 block of Luckie Avenue, adjacent to Twentynine Palms Elementary School and Twentynine Palms Junior High School in San Bernardino County.
Arriving deputies were told that the student “violently battered two female Morongo Unified School District employees, then fled on foot,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release.
One of the unidentified staff members was hospitalized after she fell to the ground during the attack, sustaining an injury to her head and a concussion, the news release stated.
The second employee also suffered a head injury but was treated at the scene.
No further details about the attack, including what led up to it, were provided.
The unidentified juvenile was placed under arrest and booked into the High Desert Detention Center.
“Students are placed at PLUS through an IEP team decision because of their severe social, emotional and behavior needs,” the School District states on its website.
The program is designed to emphasize social emotional learning and enhance a student’s ability to handle challenges effectively while building new skills and attitudes.
