Anonymous ID: d846dc Feb. 26, 2019, 1:12 p.m. No.5399342   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9406

EDMOND, Okla. — A Monday altercation between two Edmond Santa Fe students has resulted in a ticket of summons being issued to one of the male students involved in the recent dispute, according to police. A video of the daytime incident was sent to The Edmond Sun.

 

Kenneth Dewayne Jones, 18, is named on the municipal court summons on an offense of assault and battery. Jones has not been formally charged.

 

The video shows an 18-year-old African-American male and a white underage male involved in the incident, Edmond Police spokeswoman Jenny Wagnon said. The underage student was wearing a red hat stating “Make America Great Again” and carrying a banner.

 

“Take it off or I’ll rip it off … do you want me to rip it off?” is heard as the 18-year-old student confronts the underage student in the video conversation, along with other name-calling.

 

The older male is seen knocking the hat off the younger male. Another student is seen intervening in a nonviolent manner.

 

The video shows the underage student attempting to sidestep the confrontation. The words of the younger student are not clear in the video.

 

The altercation took place during Santa Fe’s fundraiser, Double Wolf Dare Week. A school resource officer issued a ticket to the 18-year-old student at school Monday, Wagnon said.

 

A mediation process is the next step facing the students.

 

“How the summons works is that the student who is an adult, who was given the municipal summons, and the parents of the other student in the hat — those parents will have to contact the city attorney’s office within five days,” Wagnon said. “And then both parties will meet with the city attorney and try to work something out. If not, then it’s up to the city attorney to file the assault charges against the student who is an adult.”

 

School spokeswoman Susan Parks Schlepp said Edmond Public Schools has observed the video. The district refused to release the name of the adult student.

 

“On the 25th, students were allowed to contribute a dollar to the fundraising cause in exchange for a pass to wear headgear to school, which is typically not allowed in school facilities during the school day,” Schlepp said.

 

“In the video, a student is seen confronting a classmate who is wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat and carrying a ‘Trump’ flag. The student then proceeds to grab the flag and knock the hat off of his classmate’s head.

 

“Given that hats were allowed at school yesterday as part of the week-long fundraising events, there was no specific dress code violation. The student’s choice to grab a classmate’s property and knock his hat off did, however, violate the school’s discipline policy. In response, Edmond Santa Fe High School administrators, working simultaneously with Edmond Police, addressed the incident with swift and immediate disciplinary action. The school district honors students’ First Amendment rights, but must at the same time be vigilant in teaching and supporting students as they learn how best to respectfully express their opinions.”

 

A police report was not available Tuesday morning, but police continue investigating the incident.