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A Florida mom was busted after arriving at her daughter's bus stop to join in on a brawl that her child arranged with another teen.
Kathryn Stephanopoulos, 34, could be seen in the footage wearing hotpants as she puts the teen in a headlock, allowing her daughter to pummel the high school nemesis with repeated blows.
During the fracas, one spectator described the pugilist mom as 'beautiful.'
Stephanopoulos is now facing charges of aggravated child abuse after officers with Flagler County's Sheriff's Office arrested her on Monday.
According to the department, the woman's daughter agreed to fight another student as soon as they exited the school bus.
The two are said to have got into an argument after falling out over the summer, with Stephanopoulos waiting at the bus stop after being told about the arranged bout
Another person, seen here on the left, intervenes in the fight to pull Stephanopoulos out of the fray, but she tightens her grip on the teenager instead
The two teens got into an argument after falling out over the summer, with the mom waiting at the bus stop after being told about the arrangement.
Footage taken from the school bus shows Stephanopoulos put the juvenile in a headlock and, according to authorities, restrict her breathing.
The daughter of Stephanopoulos can be seen wearing a brown shirt while the other student is seen in a white, Stephanopoulos wears hotpants and a green top.
After the two start brawling a spectator can be heard describing Stephanopoulos as 'being beautiful'.
Kathryn Stephanopoulos, 34, was arrested by officers with Flagler County's Sheriff's Office on Monday after the incident last Thursday
Eventually, the mom moves in between the two and grabs the girl in the white shirt while her daughter throws wild punches at her.
Another person intervenes in the fight to pull Stephanopoulos out of the fray, but she tightens her grip on the teenager instead.
The fights then break off into separate incidents, with her daughter then fighting the person that tried to intervene.
As school kids shout from the bus windows Stephanopoulos can be seen continuing to grapple with the teenager on the ground.
The fight eventually is split up by an unknown person. One person can be heard shouting from the bus: 'Your mom is going to prison'.
The two groups continue to argue as they back away from each other, with police saying that one of the teens struck Stephanopoulos with a metal cup.
One juvenile was also arrested for aggravated battery, while misdemeanor charges for another juvenile were forwarded to the State Attorney's Office.
As school kids shout from the bus windows Stephanopoulos can be seen continuing to grapple with the teenager on the ground
Sheriff Rick Staly said: 'Instead of deescalating the situation, we have a mother who joined in the fray, setting a bad example for her child and those at the bus stop.
'She certainly won’t receive mother of the year with her actions. Parents need to set the example and not be part of the problem.
'Luckily, no one was seriously injured, but now a mother is facing serious charges for losing control of her temper.'
Stephanopoulos was taken to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. She has since been released after posting $1,000 bond, online jail records show.
According to an arrest affidavit seen by Fox 35, it said: 'It should be noted that Kathryn expressed her regret and embarrassment about the entire incident'.
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