High school student arrested, accused of assaulting student with pencil

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– RCSD deputies are investigating an assault that took place at a high school, says the sheriff’s dept.

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On Wednesday, November 11, the school resource officer at Westwood High School met with a concerned parent regarding an incident that happened between her child and another student on Monday, November 9.

Upon further investigation, deputies determined that a 15-year-old student had used a mechanical pencil to strike her child.

The 15-year-old was charged with assault and battery 3rd degree and released to a parent.