Two students walked off a school bus, one getting sprayed in the face with a chemical substance, earlier this week after a fight broke out between four students over a thrown piece of candy.
The fight started when a female student threw a piece of candy that struck another female student. The two females got into a verbal altercation, which prompted two other students to get involved. As the four were arguing, a male student tried to intervene but was punched, according to Delaware State Police.
Three of the students involved in the fight proceeded to assault the victim, police said.
As the fight was occurring, the bus driver pulled over and called 911. The victim was able to get off the bus, but one of the students from the fight followed and sprayed him in the face with a chemical substance, according to State Police.
The victim was transported to Christiana Hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Two female students, aged 16-years-old and 17-years-old, and a 17-year-old male student were arrested and charged with 2d degree assault.
“The Christina School District will continue to cooperate with the Delaware State Police in its investigation,” the school district wrote in a statement.
