Celestial Chaise HarrisA woman was arrested and two children cited to juvenile court after a fight broke out at Soddy Daisy Middle School Wednesday morning.
Celestial Chaise Harris, 44, was arrested after joining a fight between her daughter and another child at the school.
Harris had arrived at the school around 9:55 a.m. to dismiss her student early, but during a class change, her daughter entered a nearby bathroom with another student and began fighting, according to a press release from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
The adult and her daughter were found striking another juvenile, who was sitting on the floor of the bathroom while other students witnessed the fight.
The school resource officer was alerted to the fight and took all three parties into custody.
Harris was transported to the Hamilton County Jail where she was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct, as well as given a criminal trespass warning to stay off the school property, according to the release.
The two female juveniles have been cited for disorderly conduct and are to appear in Juvenile Court.
According to the arrest affidavit, the SRO had spoken with Harris earlier that morning about her concerns that her daughter was being bullied. The SRO was also in the process of speaking with another student about bullying regarding at least one of the juveniles when he was notified of the fight.
This is the third incident at a Hamilton County school this school year where adult family members have come to campus to engage in an altercation between students.
Four people were arrested after a fight at Brainerd High School in December involving high school students and family members and one adult was arrested alongside several students at Central High School in Sept. 2018.
Hamilton County Schools spokesman Tim Hensley said that the school district already has measures in place to prevent people from accessing school campuses including having to buzz into a school building and sign-in at the front office, but the district will take a closer look at specific situations to see if changes need to be made.
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