DUBLIN – Two people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a teenage boy two weeks ago inside a Dublin High School locker room, authorities said.
An 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault, Dublin Police Services said in a press release on Friday. The older suspect was also arrested on suspicion of child abuse and trespassing.
Both suspects are former students of the Dublin Unified School District, police said.
The attack happened around 3:30 p.m. on August 23. A female student, her mother and four young men entered the campus and confronted the victim outside the athletic facility, according to a summary of the incident prepared by the school district.
After the confrontation, the victim went into the dressing room. The men followed and attacked him, the report said. Members of the football team broke up the beating.
The female student and her mother were not involved in the physical attack, police said.
There appears to have been previous conflicts between the victim and the girl, police said. And while the mother confronted the victim about these conflicts, it did not appear that she coordinated the attack.
The older suspect may be familiar with the victim and the younger suspect is related to the girl and her mother, police said.
According to the incident report, the girl “will receive appropriate school consequences once the school’s investigation is complete.” She has been suspended.
The mother has been banned from campus, the overview said.
Work is underway to improve security at the school, according to the overview. A campus supervisor is now stationed at the parking lot entrance to the locker room to monitor access and police have increased their presence at the school.
The district also plans to bring up the idea of adding fencing at an upcoming school board meeting.
“While this will not solve all potential problems, it will allow the site to better control the entry and exit of people at the school,” Superintendent Chris Funk wrote in a message to parents. “Coupled with the recent addition of a video surveillance system, this should greatly improve campus security.”
The incident is still under investigation and police are working to identify the other suspects.
Anyone with information about the case can contact police at 925-833-6670.