Teen hospitalized after fight at Arkansas school

Alan Selph
·2 min read

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — A video of a violent fight inside a high school in Arkansas has surfaced, and the mother of one of the students involved says her son was wrongfully punished.

The video shows an attack on 15-year-old Zyquon Mister, who suffers from a learning disability. His mother, Zuri Mathis, says she and her son are devastated and in pain after a video of the fight was posted on social media.

“I can’t even shut my eyes at night without seeing my baby getting beat like that,” Mathis said. “That’s the only thing I could picture in my head is that video of my son getting beat. I put my son in their hands for my baby to be protected. It was no staff around.”

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Mathis says Zyquon’s school bus typically drops him off at the ALE school, which is dedicated to students with special needs. But on Tuesday, it dropped him off at Blytheville High School.

“He do not even supposed to be with the other kids. He was with the other kids because the teachers weren’t there,” Mathis said. “If they were there, he would’ve gotten dropped off at the ALE building.”

Zyquon is currently in an emergency room in Blytheville. He says he has injuries to his head, back, legs, and ribs.

“I was in the school cafeteria,” Zyquon said. “They jumped me, kicked me, stomped me. Nobody was in there to break it up. I was getting jumped for about 25 minutes.”

The superintendent of Blytheville Schools says the school district is investigating.

“That is standard protocol that the student will receive a time that they are suspended until the duration of the conclusion of the investigation,” said Superintendent Veronica Perkins. “There is always more to a story than what’s been told. There are other pieces in play. Once the investigation is done, you will really be able to speak to all the players who were involved in the altercation.”

Mathis says she is scheduled to meet with Perkins on Monday.

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