More than a month after a Pembroke Pines high school student was brutally beaten by classmates in an attack that was caught on camera, the teen's father is speaking out to demand answers.
On the last day of the 2022-2023 school year, Frank Fermin’s son was waiting for his dad to pick him up in front of Charles Flanagan High School. That June 8 turned violent when more than 10 juveniles approached Frank’s 16-year-old son and beat him, according to a video and police report obtained by NBC6.
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WATCH HEREA month later, Fermin said he hasn’t heard of anyone getting arrested nor any student being punished for attacking his teenage son.
“No father wants to see their son, children in that situation. It’s very difficult,” said Fermin, in an exclusive interview with NBC6.
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Fermin said his son was sent to Memorial West Hospital in an ambulance. He was treated for bruises above the eye, arms, and to this day he feels pain in his neck.
A police report Fermin filed at the Pembroke Pines Police Department states his son told police, “he felt someone punch him in the face, at which point he was trying to put his hands up and protect his face as much as he could."
The victim also, “indicated that at one point he started to slide down towards the ground and felt himself almost losing consciousness," the report said. “The suspects then continue to strike the victim, this time utilizing closed hand strikes as well as kicks and stomps to his upper body and head area."
SCHOOL FIGHTS
Fermin said he's been in contact with school officials but hasn't heard of any discipline for the students allegedly involved. Broward County Public Schools confirmed in a statement to NBC6 Tuesday night that a fight did take place in front of the gates of the school and that administrators cooperated with police.
"All the students involved received appropriate disciplinary consequences in accordance with the Code Book for Student Conduct," the statement continued. "School administrators have maintained continued contact with the family of the victim since the day of the incident, keeping them informed of the school’s actions, and are fully cooperating with Pembroke Pines Police in their investigation."
Pembroke Pines Police said a detective has been assigned to the case, and they are "in the process of completing arrest paperwork for the suspects.”
Fermin said he would like his son to return to Flanagan High for his senior year of high school, but that might change if there’s no solution.
“I hope the school, district, and police make sanctions to those guys. They are not students, they are savages,” said Fermin.
