Crime & Safety

Teen Assaults School Staff, Cop During Fight In South Jersey: Police

The 14-year-old had been in a fight with two other students before she assaulted five school employees and a cop, police said.

EGG HARBOR TWP., NJ — A 14-year-old girl is accused of assaulting five school employees and a police officer at Egg Harbor Township High School, police said.

The girl assaulted the staff following a fight with two other students on Sept. 25, Egg Harbor Township police said in a news release.

She was charged with aggravated assault against school employees and against a police officer.

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The other two juveniles involved with the initial physical altercation were each charged with simple assault.

Police did not release any further details.

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