Juvenile Charged After Assault at William Penn High School
A juvenile female was arrested after allegedly attacking a school staff member and striking a school police officer at William Penn High School on Sept. 17, 2026.
On Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at about 9:35 a.m., York City Police responded to William Penn High School for an assault investigation after a fight between two juvenile students. Officers found a juvenile female who, while staff and a school police officer attempted to break up the fight, repeatedly kicked a school staff member and struck a school police officer in the face, injuring the officer. The juvenile was taken into custody and charged with Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer; Aggravated Assault on a School Employee; Simple Assault; Harassment; Resisting Arrest; and Disorderly Conduct, the York City Police Department said.