Treasure Mountain student facing Class B misdemeanor

Treasure Mountain Junior High School. Photo: Alex Aberman

PARK CITY, Utah — Tania Mashburn, public information officer for Utah State Courts, confirmed that the student involved in the physical altercation at Treasure Mountain Junior High last week is facing a Class B misdemeanor count of assault.

The penalties for such a charge involving a juvenile typically include some combination of community service, anger management classes, and possibly a fine.

A video shared widely on Snapchat last week showed a student at Treasure Mountain Junior High pushing a fellow student inside a trash can and later picking him up and throwing him on the ground.

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According to FOX13, the victim confronted the aggressor about racial comments he made about a teacher — saying “I’m not comfortable with the way you are talking about this teacher. You need to stop.”

After that, the assault began. Reports indicate that the student who was attacked is new to the Park City School District.

“It was a disturbing moment. Yesterday was not a proud moment for our amazing school,” said Treasure Mountain Jr. High Principal Caleb Fine in a Youtube video posted last Friday.

The Park City School District released the following statement prior to the charges being announced:

“On August 26 at approximately 1:00 P.M. a physical altercation occurred at TMJH. Unfortunately, a student on our campus today chose to act in ways that significantly disrupted school operations and threatened the safety and order of our school. Swift action was taken by school staff to address the situation and parents of the students involved are in communication with the school. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Inappropriate behaviors that threaten school safety are handled immediately and firmly in accordance with our policies and procedures. TMJH leadership encourages you to talk with your child/children about how they may be feeling and the importance of expressing themselves in appropriate ways at school. Counselors are available if your child has questions or concerns they wish to share with school personnel. Park City School District schools work actively to support each student, investigates behavioral incidents, includes the involved students’ parents or guardians in communication about any incident related to their child, and ensures the documented incidents are handled swiftly and firmly in accordance with policy and regulations. We look forward to welcoming all students back tomorrow for a great day of teaching and learning. Thank you for your continued support of TMJH.”