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Pressing Charges Against A Minor

LOCATION: Missouri, USA

There was an incident at my child’s school where another child hit her over the head with a plastic chair. It caused a 2inch laceration on the top of her head and we did go to the ER for it. (Both children are 12.)

We’ve decided to press charges, and I wanted to know what happens with that. Google isn’t very clear on what repercussions the other child could be facing, going as far as to say felony if a weapon was used.

I don’t want to cause a 12yr old to have a felony charge, but I also won’t let this go, in protection of my child who got seriously hurt and has staples in her scalp.

Does anyone have any light to shine on this?

(This was cross posted in r/legal as well.)

EDIT: Edited to add that the police are involved. They spoke to us at the school, and forensic nurses took pictures at the hospital.

I understand I am not the one pressing charges. If charges are pressed against her by the district attorney, what would the child be facing?

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