The Brief
- Josiah Glenn is charged with battery to a school district officer after allegedly punching the principal of Milwaukee German Immersion School.
- During a November 2025 late pickup, Glenn reportedly forced his way into the school without identifying himself and struck the principal while fleeing with his brother.
- Glenn appeared in court on March 12, where a judge set his bond at $2,500.
MILWAUKEE – A 25-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of punching a principal at a Milwaukee public school. The accused is Josiah Glenn – and he faces a single felony count of battery to a school district officer.
Confrontation at Milwaukee school
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, police were dispatched on Nov. 21, 2025, to the Milwaukee German Immersion School at 82nd and Vienna to investigate a battery complaint. When officers arrived, they spoke with the principal of the school, who stated the defendant had punched him earlier in the day.
The principal told police the defendant came to the school to pick up his brother after school had ended. Normal pickup time is around 4 p.m., but the defendant arrived around 4:25 p.m. The brother had been sent to the after-school “camp program.” A school employee was waiting at the school entrance to confirm the right parents were picking up the right students.…