The Brief
- A former student reportedly returned to the Heards Ferry campus and attacked students and a staff member on the playground.
- Several children and one staffer were treated for minor injuries and evaluated by medics.
- The school is providing extra counseling on Thursday while police work to determine potential charges.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. – Authorities are investigating an assault at Heards Ferry Elementary School on Powers Ferry Road in Sandy Springs after a former student entered the campus playground Wednesday morning and attacked several students and a staff member.
What we know:
The individual, identified by the district as a middle-school-aged former student of the school, was quickly apprehended by Fulton County Schools police and detained. District officials confirmed that the minor’s parent was brought in following the incident.…