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Nine Towson Students Detained After Bus Stop Fight, Charges Pending for Six

Police coordinate a criminal case alongside a school administrative investigation.

Overview

  • Baltimore County police took nine students between 11 and 14 into custody after a group fight at a bus stop near York and Lambourne roads in Towson.
  • Investigators said charges are pending for six of the youths as the case moves through the juvenile process.
  • During a meeting with the school resource officer at Dumbarton Middle School the next day, some of the same students and a parent fought another student in a hallway.
  • The school banned the parent from campus and told families that students involved will face discipline under the Student Handbook and cellphone policy.
  • Police are working with Baltimore County Public Schools while the district conducts a separate administrative review of the incidents.