Teacher injured breaking up fight between students

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Updated: 11:58 PM Feb 7, 2012 Teacher injured breaking up fight between students Mishawka, Ind. A John Young Middle School science teacher was injured Monday morning while trying to break up a fight between two 8th grade girls. Posted: 10:39 PM Feb 7, 2012 Reporter: Brandon Lewis Email Address: Brandon.Lewis@wndu.com

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A John Young Middle School teacher was injured Monday morning while trying to break up a fight between two 8th grade girls.

Patricia Schutts, a science teacher, told police around 8:30 a.m. she heard screaming and yelling in a hallway and found two 8th grade girls arguing. She then asked them to stop and move along, but one girl followed the other into a classroom and the two continued arguing.

Schutts reported she again tried to get them to stop, but one 14-year-old girl charged at the other. Schutts said she tried to stop her, but the 14-year-old being charged at instead hit the teacher.

Schutts then stumbled backwards into a trash can where she told police the girls got onto a fight on top of her.

"The victim states that while on the floor, she was hit, kicked and her hair was pulled (by the suspects). She also thinks a desk was knocked on top of her. Victim also states that both suspects appeared to mutually engage in the fight," read a police report taken of the incident.

The fight was finally broken up when another teacher entered the room and was able to get the girls to stop fighting. A third teacher had gone to get help and also witnessed most of the fight.

Schutts was treated at an area clinic for a swollen right eye and cheek.

There was no indication what provoked the fight.

School City of Mishawaka administrators did not return a call from NewsCenter 16 requesting an interview.

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