Parents Getting In On Kids’ Fight

This is a troubling trend in our culture.

“We are seeing an increase in the number of incidents involving adult family members who will come into the school and who resort to violence to settle disputes,” Yudice said. “We have to keep reminding ourselves that our schools are a reflection of our larger community.”

Police said the disturbance began when the two women and two teenage boys confronted another teenage boy in a school hallway. The group of four circled the lone other boy, who reportedly had gotten into a fight with one of the two boys earlier in the week. During the confrontation, the two women encouraged the boys to fight, police said, and also shouted at and threatened the surrounded boy, police said school staff members reported.

The 46-year-old security guard was treated for pain in his neck, elbow and ribs.

Police arrested Barry on suspicion of battery of a school official, resisting arrest, being on school property without authorization and disorderly conduct. The other woman, Adrianna Antionetta Boyd, 24, was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and being on school property without authorization.

Barry and Boyd remained in the Dane County Jail on Friday.

Also arrested after the disturbance were two of the boys, ages 14 and 15, both of Madison, police said.

Did you run the math on the ages?  One of the moms is 31.  The boys are 14 and 15.  So she had her kid when she was no older than 17. 

And, of course, no mention of fathers. 

I feel sorry for the teachers and staff who had to deal with this.