A teenage girl has been arrested for an alleged assault on a female member of staff at King James’s School in Knaresborough this afternoon.
The girl is also being questioned by officers about criminal damage following today’s incident.
North Yorkshire Police said in a statement:
“Police were called to King James’s School, King James Road, Knaresborough, at 3.10pm on Monday (20 March 2023) following reports of a disturbance involving a group of youths.
“Officers attended and arrested a teenage girl for an alleged assault on a female member of staff and criminal damage. She has been taken into custody for questioning.
“Two other teenage girls were arrested to prevent a breach of the peace.
“None of those arrested attend King James’s School.”
Carl Sugden, headteacher at the 1,575-pupil school, also told the Stray Ferret he could categorically say none of the pupils involved in the incident was from King James’ School.
In a letter to parents, Mr Sugden said:
A group of young people, who are not connected to King James’s School, came onto the school site with the clear intention of causing trouble.
“Our staff were on hand to stop them, they did not gain access to the building, but unfortunately we needed some police support to remove them.”
The police statement said “enquiries are ongoing to investigate the full circumstances surrounding the incident” and urged anyone with information to get in touch on the North Yorkshire Police website or by calling 101 and selecting option 1.
If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. Quote reference 12230050161.
King James’ School, which has 1,575 pupils, is federated with Boroughbridge High School.
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Harrogate girl, 14, to be electronically tagged after latest assault
A 14-year-old Harrogate girl is to be electronically monitored after being found guilty of another assault.
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to beating a female when she appeared before North Yorkshire Youth Court in Harrogate on Friday.
She was given a three-month curfew to stay at a named address between 8pm and 7am daily until May 16. The court ruled the curfew was to be electronically monitored.
Magistrates also ordered her not to contact two named individuals and to avoid a particular street, as well as given a £100 fine.
The youth rehabilitation order replaced a previous order issued by magistrates to the same girl on January 27 this year for four counts of assault, one of which was on a police officer, and two counts of arson.
The arson attacks involved setting fire to commercial-sized bins belonging to Primark on Oxford Street in Harrogate and Harrogate Borough Council on Oxford Place in Harrogate on May 23 and May 26 last year respectively.
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Harrogate girl, 13, admits drunken attack on police officers
A 13-year-old girl from Harrogate has pleaded guilty to being drunk in public and attacking three police officers.
The girl, who who cannot be named for legal reasons, was referred to North Yorkshire Youth Justice Service for seven months.
The organisation provides a range of services to reduce crime and help young people stay out of trouble.
North Yorkshire Youth Court, sitting in Harrogate on Friday, heard that the girl was drunk and disorderly in Ripon Market Place on March 24.
She assaulted two police officers there and another one at Harrogate police station on the same day.
The girl pleaded guilty to all the charges as well as to a separate public order offence in Harrogate on April 3.
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Harrogate girl, 8, sets up fidget toy business in school holidays
An eight-year-old girl from Harrogate who has set up her own business during the school holidays is already sending her fidget toys across the country.
Lucy Chesters, who has just finished Year 3 at Ashville College, set up her business called Win at Life Kids on Thursday last week.
Fidget toys are the latest craze for children. They can be squeezed, stretched, flipped and can help to distract who are anxious or stressed.
In just a few days she has already restocked after sending toys to customers in Newcastle, Bradford and Leeds.
While she is following in the footsteps of her mum Louise Chesters, who owns Dizzy Duck on Albert Street, Lucy has also been doing things her own way.
As well as setting up a website and stall in her mum’s boutique, Lucy has also started her own TikTok channel where she shows off her products.
Those videos have already been seen hundreds of times, something which has helped her reach customers outside of Harrogate.
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Lucy told the Stray Ferret:
“I think they are popular because they feel nice, I like the texture, the sounds and the colours of them.
“Maybe schools should teach more about business then it might inspire others.”
Her mum Louise Chesters is very proud of her daughter. She said:
“I am really proud of Lucy and how proud of how quickly it has developed and progressed.
“She started a couple of weeks ago filming TikToks for Dizzy Duck. But Lucy and her friends are interested in fidget toys so it has evolved from there.
“Lucy has done really well, she is really excited about it. I really just wish we had helped her with it sooner because she has taken a great interest in it.”