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12/13/2012 04:03 PM

Riverside student charged with hitting teacher, carrying knife

By: YNN Staff

Riverside student charged with hitting teacher, carrying knife
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 16-year-old girl faces numerous charges after police say she hit a teacher during a fight at Riverside High School.

Police say the student threw a chair at another person in the school gym around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. They say she was pushing and fighting with teachers as she left the building and hit one of the teachers in the hand.

Police say the girl also had a steak knife on her.

She's charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment, in addition to other charges.