East Bay teen arrested, accused of dragging assistant principal by hair at homecoming dance
SAN RAMON, Calif. - A 16-year-old is facing an assault charge, accused of dragging an assistant principal by the hair during a high school homecoming dance in San Ramon.
Police said the attack happened on Saturday night. Officers were called to California High School during its homecoming on a report of an assault.
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) said an assistant principal approached two students in the parking lot and that’s when one of the students attacked the school official. The suspect then left the school grounds.
"Through investigation, our officers learned the AP [assistant principal] was assaulted and dragged by her hair," police said in a statement to KTVU.
Police said the administrator suffered scrapes, bruises, and portions of her hair were pulled out, but she was not hospitalized.
Investigators said officers located the 16-year-old suspect at his home and arrested him on charges of kidnapping and battery causing serious bodily injury.
The teen was booked into Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall in Martinez. The second student was only a witness, according to San Ramon PD, and will not be charged.
Police and school officials said the teen is not a student at Cal High but attends another school within the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.
In addition to California High, there are four other high schools in the district.
Parents said these kinds of incidents don't happen at Cal High.
Ajay Chauhan, whose daughter attended the homecoming dance, said he saw police officers outside the school on Saturday night while he was picking her up, but he thought they were there for security.
"It’s really shocking," he said. "First of all, it should not happen, especially to a faculty."
Another parent, Gunpreet Kaur, said, "It was just unbelievable how the student had no respect for an adult… Our hearts go out to her, and me, as a parent, I feel sorry for her."
Students at the school told KTVU they were asked to write get well cards to the assistant principal, still recovering from her injuries.
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School officials issued a strong message denouncing the alleged assault.
"We want to be clear that, in no uncertain terms, this conduct will not be tolerated at Cal High or at any school in SRVUSD. We care deeply about the safety and well-being of our students, as well as all of our staff," Superintendent CJ Cammack said in a statement.
Cammack said that the district is fully cooperating with police on the matter. The superintendent also said SRVUSD is conducting its own investigation, as it plans to "pursue all disciplinary consequences to the fullest extent permissible by law."