Student accused of attacking teacher's aide over Nintendo Switch held on $1 million bail

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/28/florida-high-school-nintendo-switch-attack/11363828002/
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Student accused of attacking teacher's aide over Nintendo Switch held on $1 million bail

Frank Fernandez
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
9:01 ET February 28, 2023

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The charge against a Florida high school student accused of attacking a teacher's aide over a video game have been upgraded to adult court where he now faces a felony, according to court records.

The 17-year-old male accused in the assault which left the woman unconscious, was charged with aggravated battery on a school board employee, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.

The incident occurred Feb. 21 at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast where the woman works as a paraprofessional, according to a charging affidavit. A paraprofessional is assigned to students with individual education plans, according to the district.

“The student stated that he was upset because the victim took his Nintendo Switch away from him during class,” according to the release.

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[Meadowoak]

1. In the school district that I worked for, a school board member

Would be barred from holding a paid position (teachers aid) with the district, to avoid any conflict of interest.

[MichMan]

2. How does that have anything to do with this brutal attack?

[MichMan]

3. Needs to be kept away from civilized society for awhile

All because of a Nintendo game......

Following the attack, the teen asked what was going to happen to him and whether he'd be allowed to return to his group home, according to a charging affidavit. When a deputy responded that he did not have an answer, the teen began kicking a desk and a computer system, causing a monitor to fall to the floor, the affidavit stated.


As the student was led away in handcuffs he passed by where medical personnel were treating the employee. The teen started to spit toward the victim and then yelled he would kill her, according to the charging affidavit and body camera video.

[SoCalDavidS]

4. That Student Needs To Get Himself A Gun

Since it’s America, and FL in particular, should be no problem.