Olathe students charged with battery, robbery after fight during walkout
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- Four students charged after Olathe Northwest High School walkout
- Charges include two robbery and two battery counts in court records
- Investigators used surveillance and social media video to identify and cite suspects
Two students have been charged with robbery, and two are charged with battery after a fight broke out during a student-led protest at Olathe Northwest High School last month, court records show.
Official charges come after two students were arrested and two were given juvenile citations, according to a police department spokesman.
An 18-year-old female faces one count of robbery and one count of interference with a law enforcement officer in Johnson County District Court, online records show.
The other students are charged in juvenile court — a 17-year-old male faces one count of robbery, another 17-year-old male and 15-year-old are both charged with one count of battery, records show.
Officers responded to 21300 College Blvd. around 2 p.m. Feb. 20 after reports of a physical altercation, according to Sgt. John Moncayo, a police department spokesman.
School officials said the fight happened between two groups of students who had planned walkouts, one to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and another showing their support for the Trump Administration.
Initially, police took just one 17-year-old student into custody, Moncayo said. In the following days, officers reviewed surveillance video of the incident and video circulating on social media showing the altercation.
After reviewing the videos, police arrested the 18-year-old female who is now charged with robbery and interference with a law enforcement officer.
Police also cited a second 17-year-old male and a 15-year-old male who are suspected to be involved, but they were not arrested, Moncayo said in a phone call Friday.
“When we talk about taken into custody versus cited and released, especially with juveniles, the way it works is they’re contacted by law enforcement, they’re read their rights, and then they’re given a juvenile notice to appear,” Moncayo said.
“They’re given, essentially, a ticket that they and their parents have to sign,” Moncayo said. “The parents are then usually required to follow up with the juvenile detention center or the juvenile intake and assessment center within 24 hours, to schedule an appointment or something to that effect.”
The Star is not naming the students allegedly involved in the fight since they are not convicted of violent crimes and three of them are minors charged in juvenile court.
The 18-year-old female had a preliminary hearing Thursday, where she was directed to appear for a scheduling conference April 15. She posted bond, according to online court records.
In a detention hearing last month, a judge granted the 17-year-old charged with robbery release for house arrest, court records show. He is due to appear in court again March 10, according to court records.
The 17-year-old and 15-year-old charged with battery are due for first appearances March 27 and April 1, respectively.
This story was originally published March 7, 2026 at 10:39 AM.
