13 middle school students face possible charges after boy, 11, injured after football practice

More than a dozen students accused of attacking another student after football practice at a Jacksonville school have been issued juvenile civil citations and face possible charges, according to Duval County Public Schools (DCPS). DCPS said in a statement to News4JAX on Tuesday that 13 students accused of being involved in the attack on an 11-year-old student in a locker room have been referred to the State Attorney’s Office for misdemeanor battery charges. The student’s grandmother spoke to News4JAX on Monday and said the beating happened late last month and left her grandson injured and afraid to return to school. She shared photos showing her grandson’s injuries and a medical report detailing his back and shoulder pain and a sprained ankle.