Police investigates Marble Falls High School classroom attack

By Connie Swinney and Nathan Hendrix

A male juvenile will face a possible assault charge, following an attack on another student, captured on video and shared on social media, according to Marble Falls police. Marble Falls Independent School District officials also responded with a letter to parents and communities addressing the safety of students in the classroom.

The incident was reported the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 4 at the Marble Falls High School campus, 2101 Mustang Drive.

“There was a fight at the high school,” Marble Falls Police Capt. Trisha Ratliff said. “It was captured on video.”

The video, which has been shared several hundred times on Facebook, shows one teenager walking up slowly behind a seated student and leaning into either side of his face. . . .

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