KCKPD: Parent of student hit by vehicle, seriously injured outside Carl Bruce Middle
The parent of a middle school student was seriously injured after being struck by another parent’s vehicle Tuesday afternoon following an argument outside of Carl Bruce Middle School, according to the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department.
The incident was related to a disagreement between a small group of female students outside the school, police said. No students were injured, police said.
The driver left the scene and was not in police custody as of Tuesday evening, said Nancy Chartrand, a spokeswoman for the police department.
Edwin Birch, a spokesman for Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, said the fight happened when school let out shortly after 3 p.m. He said there was some pushing and shoving between children that eventually led to a physical altercation involving parents.
Some of the students tried to calm the parents, Birch said. But the incident culminated with the parent of one student being struck by a vehicle.
“It’s an unfortunate incident that we do not tolerate on our school campuses,” Birch said.
Birch said the district takes the safety of its students very seriously. He added that the district has the authority to ban people from its campuses.
The police department is investigating. The department is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact 816-474-TIPS.
This story was originally published April 27, 2021 at 6:09 PM.
