Student at Boston high school says she was tased, assaulted by peer

A student at a Boston high school said she was tased and hit over the head with the taser by another student in an altercation on Monday. 

The incident occurred around 11 a.m. Monday at Josiah Quincy Upper School, according to a Boston Police Department incident report. Officers were called to the school by a school safety specialist at around noon for reports of a female student who had been assaulted, the report said.

The victim said the suspect “jumped” in her face and started “screaming” at her in the hallway before pulling out a taser and hitting her in the head with it, the report said. 

A substitute teacher said he tried to deescalate the situation and was standing between the two girls when the suspect pulled the taser from her pocket and began to “hit the victim in the head.” The witness then heard a “buzzing or zapping” noise and saw a “lightning bolt and a wire hit the floor,” the report said.

The victim was brought to the nurse’s office at the school to be evaluated. The victim’s mother then took the girl to the hospital, according to the report. 

The suspect left school after the incident, the report said. Officers informed the victim on how to obtain a harassment order and complaints are expected to be sought in Boston Juvenile Court. 

The two students had had a verbal altercation on Friday but were not in contact over the weekend, according to the report. 

“We want to assure you that this is an isolated incident and will be addressed [consistently] with BPS policies,” Head of School Richard Chang said in a letter to the school community, WHDH reported. 

The school did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Boston.com.

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