A 14-year-old Farmington High School student named Phillip Hems sustained a concussion Tuesday after he was jumped by multiple students during a fight that was captured on video. A teacher tried to intervene and break up the altercation as it unfolded on campus.
The fight happened on October 6, 2026, at Farmington High School, according to FOX 2 Detroit, which first reported the incident and the video that circulated showing the attack. The station's report identifies Hems as the student who was jumped and says he suffered a concussion as a result.
Farmington High School sits at 32000 Shiawassee Street and served 1,471 students in grades 9 through 12 during the 2023–2024 school year, according to Wikipedia. The school is one of 16 in Farmington Public Schools, a district that serves 9,110 students across Farmington, Farmington Hills, and part of West Bloomfield Township, as Hoodline has previously reported.
What Michigan Law Requires Next
Under Michigan Compiled Laws Section 380.1310, a school board or its designee shall suspend or expel a pupil in sixth grade or above for up to 180 school days if the pupil physically assaults another pupil and the assault is reported to a specified school official, according to the Michigan Legislature. Before issuing any long-term discipline, school boards must weigh seven specific discretionary factors, including a student's age, disciplinary history, and the use of restorative practices.
At the district level, Farmington Public Schools' Positive Culture Handbook designates physical fights and assaults as incidents subject to mandatory administrative intervention, suspension, or referral to long-term disciplinary hearings, per the handbook posted on Thrillshare. Separately, Michigan's Statewide School Safety Information Policy addresses reporting incidents designated under the policy, according to Sparq Online Publishing.
The district has faced other difficult headlines. A former coach accused of sexual assault returned to court, as ClickOnDetroit reported.
More recently, a former Farmington Public Schools liaison for homeless students was charged in August 2026 in 47th District Court with felony embezzlement involving more than $100,000 in district and grant funds, Hoodline has reported. The district subsequently updated its internal financial controls and monitoring practices following that case.
