Parent facing assault charges after fighting students at Mervo High School

BALTIMORE - A parent is facing charges for allegedly assaulting students at Mervo High School on Thursday afternoon.

Video on the Twitter account @Baltimore2raw shows students inside a hallway at Mervo, punching and hitting one another as someone yells, "the Mama too."

 
Baltimore City Public Schools confirmed a student argued with another Thursday. Then, she let a parent inside the school, through an unauthorized door. After that, things turned physical.

In the video, you can see a woman who appears to be wearing pants that belong to a postal worker's uniform

Parents and students told WJZ they heard the parent was a postal worker.

"Two of our freshmen...fighting about something," said McKai, a senior at Mervo. "It was one parent that came to the school. The mail woman came in."

McKai said he was in class but heard the commotion and could see students running.

"Running down the hallway to go to the second floor to watch the fight or try to stop it," McKai said.

That parent, who has not been identified by police, was taken into custody on assault charges. The students have also been disciplined, according to school officials.

According to Sgt. Clyde Boatwright, president of Baltimore School Police Union, officers were able to respond quickly to this fight on Thursday and arrested the parent involved.