Question: Can I be charged with a crime at school (assault for fighting) without questioning the witnesses against me?
Answer: A serious assault that occurs at school is often treated both as a crime and as a student conduct violation. Crimes like assault are investigated by the police and may result in a juvenile court hearing in front of a judge. In juvenile court, the accused youth may call witnesses and ask questions of any witness who testifies.
Student conduct violations, like a fight at school, are investigated by a school administrator and may lead to a hearing conducted by another school administrator. In the hearing, the accused student can question witnesses who testify, but if some students have a fear that the person accused of fighting might hurt them because they are testifying, then the hearing officer can exclude student witnesses. In the situation where witnesses are excluded, the school is allowed to prove the assault through the statements of the witnesses and other evidence of what happened.
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On 03/03/05
Perrin from TX said:
At my school the teachers dont do anything to stop a fight from happening only a few will do anything and i think that is just dumb
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On 01/23/05
???????????? from CO said:
Once this kid hit me in the face and i broke his nose, jaw, eyesocket, cheek bon, and knocked out his front teeth, ant i only got suspended for 2 days because it was in self defense
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On 04/20/04
mike from WI said:
could someone get sent to jail if they got in a fight in school and
had proof that they were just defending themselfs?
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On 02/14/04
dave from MD said:
i was charged with second degree assault and distruption of school for that
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On 02/03/04
joe from AZ said:
travis learn how to spell student
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