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Update: Sheriff’s Office says coach who slammed boy into wall will not be charged

Surveillance video shows Jayden Barron, a JV baseball coach at Flowery Branch High, slam a 14-year-old boy up against a wall in the field house Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

FBHS incident.png — Surveillance video shows Jayden Barron, a JV baseball coach at Flowery Branch High, slam a 14-year-old boy up against a wall in the field house Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

The Times

Updated: Mar 21, 2025, 8:01 PM

Published: Mar 20, 2025, 9:00 PM

A baseball coach at Flowery Branch High School has been put on leave after he grabbed a 14-year-old boy and slammed him up against a wall inside the field house on Tuesday, March 18.

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