In re A.V.

CALABRIA, Judge.

A.V. ("the juvenile") appeals from an adjudication order of the trial court adjudicating him delinquent on the charge of assault on a State employee. We affirm.

On 13 September 2006, Trina Bullard ("Ms. Bullard"), a physical education teacher at Pembroke Middle School, observed a commotion among a group of students. Specifically, the juvenile was instigating a fight with another student. Since Ms. Bullard was assigned to monitoring duty, she approached the crowd of students to prevent the fight and saw the juvenile reach out to hit a younger boy. Ms. Bullard reached the…