This is the shocking moment a gang of New York City schoolchildren repeatedly beat a school police officer – just a week before a Jewish teacher was forced to hide from a group demanding she be fired.
Students at Hillcrest High School in Queens were arrested and charged following the horrific attacks, New York police confirmed.
They did not reveal how many children were arrested or what disciplinary action they face.
In the latest harrowing clip, at least three students begin punching the uniformed officer in the head, causing him to duck and try to defend himself.
They pin him against the hallway wall as some continue to punch the officer, who raises his arms to protect his head during the vicious attack.
While another officer tries to get the belligerent schoolchildren off the officer, a gang of other students stand on the side to record the situation that has gotten out of hand.
The clip, posted by the politician, was recorded on another phone. Hillcrest High School students responsible for the arrest were arrested and charged, New York police confirmed
In the harrowing clip, at least three students begin hitting the uniformed police officers on the head, causing him to duck and try to defend himself.
The police’s arms can be seen above his head against a wall during the fight
It is unclear what prompted the attack in the busy student district. Hillcrest High School was criticized for trying to “cover up crimes committed by students,” while local politicians called for the institution to be closed.
Scott Milczewski, principal of Hillcrest High School in Queens
Vickie Paladino, a New York City Councilmember who represents District 19 of Queens, published the video, writing, “An anonymous source within the DOE shared with my office a video of Hillcrest High School students brutally assaulting a school safety officer. attacked uniformly.
“This event apparently occurred a week before the riot. The school board tried to cover this up the same way they tried to cover up the riot.
“It is clear that Hillcrest’s administration is totally compromised and unwilling or unable to do what is necessary to provide a safe environment for their students or their faculty.
“Furthermore, they seem more than willing to cover up crimes committed by their students in the service of a political narrative, and to prevent these criminal students from facing consequences.
“If it had not been brought to the attention of my office, this would have remained covered up. And who knows what else they’re hiding right now. This cannot continue.
Hillcrest High School has now been criticized for trying to ‘cover up crimes committed by their students’, with local politicians calling for the institution to be closed and investigated.
A schoolchild, in a gray hoodie, raises his arm and fist to hit the officer in the head
Other images show how some students took it upon themselves to vandalize a bathroom
A teacher at the school told the Post that administrators and NYPD officers rushed to the teacher’s aid and locked the door to her room. This happened a week after the officer was beaten up
“Hillcrest High School must be closed pending a full and thorough investigation, and the administration must be held accountable. Furthermore, the students who committed these acts should be immediately arrested and face appropriate criminal charges.
New York Mayor Eric Adams
‘This cannot continue in our schools. Order and discipline must be restored. We’ve tried “progressive” education theory for far too long, and it’s gotten us absolutely nowhere. Our students and our city deserve much better than this.”
The NYPD said in response to the latest released video of the violence at the high school: “The NYPD is aware of this incident. Violence in our schools will not be tolerated.
“The individuals responsible for assaulting the NYPD Schools officers were taken into custody and charged according to NYPD procedures.”
Officer Kevin L. Taylor, the Inspector of the School Safety Division for the NYPD, wrote, “As it relates to Hillcrest HS, I have increased security measures to ensure the continued safety of all students and staff. We will work closely with DOE to prevent future incidents.
‘Violence will not be tolerated in schools.’
In a video shared on social media sites like TikTok and X, students are seen waving Palestinian flags as they regularly jump up and down in the hallways. This riot occurred before the officer was beaten
The attack on the officer came a week before a Jewish teacher was forced to hide in her classroom while students demanded she be fired for attending a pro-Israel rally.
In the video, students are seen waving Palestinian flags and jumping through the school hallways.
Another video showed students running through the school hallways during the ordeal.
Students from Hillcrest High School in the New York City borough rioted in the school for two hours last Monday.
The incident arose after images emerged of a Jewish teacher at the school attending a pro-Israel rally.
In a statement to the New York Postthe teacher, who did not want to be identified, revealed that she had worked as an educator in the New York City public school system for 23 years.
She has worked at Hillcrest High School for the past seven years.
“I have worked hard to support our entire student population and be an advocate for our community,” she said.
“(I) was shocked to my core by the calls for violence against me that took place online and outside my classroom last week.
‘No one should ever feel unsafe at school, both students and teachers. I hope that in the coming days we can find a way to have meaningful discussions on challenging topics, while respecting each other’s diverse perspectives and shared humanity.
‘If we don’t learn to see each other as people, we will never be able to create a safe learning community.’
A senior student who spoke to the newspaper said it was the teacher’s support of Israel that fueled the aggression at the Queens high school.
“The teacher was seen holding an Israel sign, as if in support,” they said.
A teacher at the school, seen here, said administrators and NYPD officers rushed to the teacher’s aid and locked her room door
“A bunch of kids decided to start a group chat, expose her, talk about it and then talk about starting a riot.”
The Hillcrest high school riot was well documented online, with the chaos captured in a series of photos and videos.
They showed large groups of students congregating in the hallways of the schools, singing and running wildly.
In a video shared on TikTok and X (formerly Twitter), students can be seen waving Palestinian flags as they jump up and down in the hallways.
Other footage shows the destruction of bathrooms as others tried to enter the terrified teacher’s classroom as she hid from the rioting crowd.
According to New York City Councilman James Gennaro, the NYPD sent officers to the school and called in their counterterrorism bureau to investigate.
“The counter-terrorism task force is not called in unless they think it is a potentially serious situation,” Gennaro said.
NYPD officers safely escorted the teacher out of the building, but senior students told the post they knew her phone number and home address.
Critics have the group of students where one person says they are “ashamed to be part of this generation.”