Fights, arguments and threats seem to have plagued the halls of two Fairfield County schools several days last month, including days when the Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) test was being administered.

The most recent of these altercations took place Friday morning at Fairfield Middle School, where four female students were charged with disorderly conduct and released to their parents following a fight outside the school building.

According to the incident report, the fight started after one student cursed at two sisters. A fourth student, who was standing near the fight, was hit in the ear.

All four juveniles were transported to Winnsboro Department of Public Safety and charged with disorderly conduct. They were later released to their parents

The week prior, April 19-23, the School Resource Officer (SRO) at both Fairfield Middle School and Fairfield Central High School handled two altercations each.

On April 19, two middle school boys got into a fight in the bathroom, where one student was hit in the face and slammed to the floor.

Both students were taken to WDPS and charged with disorderly conduct before being released to their parents.

Then, on April 20, two students got into a verbal altercation in the gym at Fairfield Central High School. The school’s SRO, Cpl. Francine Goins, was able to separate the two students before a fight started, states an incident report provided by Winnsboro Department of Public Safety. The two students were still charged with disorderly conduct and transported to WDPS because they continued to argue even after Goins told them to stop.

On April 22, a high schooler cursed at a staff member when she took his MP3 player from him. According to the incident report, the student became loud and walked out of the classroom and into the hallway still using profanity.

The student was charged with disorderly conduct and issued a summons to appear in court.

On the same day, at Fairfield Middle School, two students were involved in a fight, where one had to go to Fairfield Memorial Hospital with a sprained shoulder.

WDPS Chief Freddie Lorick said they handle an average of at least one fight a day at the schools.

“Most of the time the students involved in the altercations are charged with disorderly conduct and turned over to their parents,” Lorick said. “We try not to take them to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) unless it’s an unusual circumstance.”

Any student that feels they are being bullied into a fight should ask their SRO for help, Lorick recommended.

The SRO at Fairfield Middle School is Sgt. Keith Glisson and the SRO at Fairfield Central High School is Cpl. Francine Goins.