High School Student in Meriden Attacks, Injures School Staff Member, Resource Officer: Police

MERIDEN, CT — A Platt High School student was taken into custody Thursday morning after he allegedly attacked a staff member and the school's Resource Officer, according to Meriden police.

Officers responded to the school a little after 11 a.m. on a report of a disruptive juvenile student.

"Once on scene officers assisted the school resource officer and the scene was quickly brought under control," police wrote in a statement. "The male juvenile student, whose identity will not be released, had assaulted one of the school’s hall monitors and then eventually the school resource officer as well."

The student, who was actively resisting the officer’s orders to comply, was being combative and refusing to follow any of the officer’s instructions, according to police. The hall monitor and resource officer suffered minor injuries, but the student was not injured.

"It should be noted that some forms of social media have already noted that the student may have been in possession of a firearm and this is False," police said. "There was no weapon involved nor did the student mention a weapon."

The student has been removed from the school, and "any and all appropriate criminal charges will be forthcoming in the near future."

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