JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Thirteen students from Landmark Middle School are facing misdemeanor battery charges following an alleged incident in the school’s locker room, the Duval County Public Schools confirmed.

The charges come after a child reported being attacked by teammates in the locker room. The school district launched an investigation, and the case has now been referred to the state attorney’s office.

DCPS says the students were issued juvenile civil citations.

“It is something where the parents have to take seriously. They can’t just pay a fine. They will have to go to court,” Shannon Schott, attorney and expert in juvenile law, said. "Rather than subjecting a child to the trauma of being arrested and put into the juvenile detention center, this is a way that the Florida legislatu

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