Newport Officials to Hold Meeting Following Alleged Assault

Two high school football players arrested for clobbering special needs classmate in disturbing ‘roughhousing’ ritual

Two high school football players were arrested for allegedly beating up a special needs student on camera, forcing school leaders to cancel the remainder of their season, according to police.

2 more students accused of assaulting student with special needs at Rogers High School

Newport police announced two additional students were arrested after they allegedly assaulted a student with special needs at Rogers High School.

Two 16-year-olds arrested, accused of assaulting classmate with special needs - Boston News, Weather, Sports

NEWPORT, R.I. (WHDH) - Two 16-year-old boys in Newport, Rhode Island were arrested and face charges for allegedly assaulting another student living with special needs

2 teens charged in alleged assault of student with special needs at Rhode Island high school

A video of the alleged assault circulated online, prompting a police investigation.

Newport School Committee calls special meeting in response to alleged student assault

NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) — The Newport School Committee will convene for a special meeting Wednesday after two Newport high school students were charged for alleged assault of a student with disabilities. The William S. Rogers High School student athletes are accused of assaulting a student with disabilities after Newport police viewed cell phones videos showing the alleged incident. The incident allegedly occurred in a locker room. One student was …

Newport officials to hold meeting following alleged assault

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) -- The Newport School Committee will hold a special meeting Wednesday to address recent incidents at Rogers High School. Two students were arrested in the previous days, accused of assaulting another student with special needs. The first arrest in connection to the alleged assault happened Friday. A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody after [...]