- Olga Cortez followed son’s school bus to Coulwood Middle School in Charlotte
- The 32-year-old got into a verbal altercation with one of her son’s two bullies
- Said bully, police say, assaulted her and she then drew out a knife on him
- Cortez has been charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and having a weapon on school grounds
- The two bullies were charged with simple assault and public affray, which Cortez’s son was also charged with
Olga Cortez, 32, has been charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and having a weapon on school grounds. She allegedly drew a knife on two 13-year-old boys who were bullying her son
A North Carolina mother is facing charges after police say she followed her son to school and drew a knife on two teenagers she thought were bullying him.
Olga Cortez, 32, followed her son’s school bus to Coulwood Middle School on Friday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police told local media.
Cortez got into an argument with two 13-year-old boys who she believed were the bullies, police say.
She also apparently told school staff that she believed her son was being bullied and identified the bullies to staff.
Officials say one of the teens assaulted Cortez, who pulled out a knife and, officials say, ‘began flailing it through the air,’ WSOCTV reports.
School staff got control of Cortez, who put the knife back in her vehicle.
She has been charged in connection with an incident at Coulwood Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina Friday morning
The incident occurred around 8am and no one was injured, the Charlotte Observer reports.
Cortez has been charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and having a weapon on school grounds, police say.
The two boys were charged with simple assault and public affray.
Cortez’s son was also charged with public affray.
The school released a statement to parents that, per WCNC, read: ‘Before school started, we went into self-contained mode due to police activity in the bus parking lot.
‘CMPD responded and arrested a suspect. No students or staff were injured.’
Cortez allegedly drew a knife on two 13-year-old boys who were bullying her son. One of the boys allegedly began to assault her while she shouted at them. The incident took place in the school’s parking lot (pictured)