Parents, Students Arrested After Brawl At South Jersey High School

Two parents and two students were arrested after a brawl at Highland Regional High School in Camden County, authorities said.

On Wednesday, March 20, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Gloucester Township Police Department School Resource Officer (SRO) responded to a fight involving two students and two parents. Additional officers responded to the school to assist.

The School Resource Officer and multiple staff members quickly responded to the front vestibule of the school to separate the two juvenile females and two adult females who were actively fighting, Gloucester Township police said.

The fight was contained in the vestibule and they had no access to the school interior or other students.

As a result of the investigation, it was determined that both parents instigated the fight when one of the juveniles suddenly assaulted the other.

The parents of both juvenile students then got involved in the fight, police said.

During the incident, one of the parents, Brianne Mitchell, threw a small garden planter pot striking an Officer and the second adult female parent, Krystal Turner, police said.

Turner scratched the officer as he intervened to break up the fight, causing a minor injury, police said.

The fight was broken up by the SRO and staff prior to the arrival of additional officers.

Both adults and one officer suffered minor injuries during the fight and were treated by EMS at the scene.

The incident is currently under investigation by the Gloucester Township Police Department's Juvenile and Family Services Bureau.

Charges are pending against both juveniles who are not being identified.

Brianne Mitchell, 41, of Clementon, was charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer (4th Degree), Aggravated Assault (3rd Degree), and Simple Assault (Disorderly Persons Offense).

Krystal Turner, 38, of Blackwood, was charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer (3rd Degree) and Disorderly Conduct (Petty Disorderly Persons Offense).