Stanley cups are great for keeping people hydrated, but apparently, that’s not all the incredibly popular insulated cups are good for. Long Island, New York, mom Toni Monroe allegedly used one to hit a teen girl who got into an altercation with her daughter. Rather than make an attempt to break up the fight, she decided to engage in FAFO parenting. Now, she has been arrested and is facing charges for her actions.
The alleged altercation took place on August 12, 2025, at Brentwood High School, Suffolk County Police shared in a news release. According to police, a 14-year-old girl was leaving the school about 11 a.m. when she got into an argument with a 15-year-old girl.
Toni Monroe, the 35-year-old mother of the 15-year-old girl, then allegedly struck the younger girl multiple times with a Stanley cup. A security guard soon broke up the fight. Monroe was arrested a short time later in the school parking lot, and the 14-year-old girl was taken to a hospital with injuries that weren’t life-threatening, the release noted.
“Her mom just came in and started beating me with the cup,” the girl, identified as Madison Evans, told ABC 7 New York. “I took my head because I saw blood dripping. I took my head and I saw blood all over my hands.”
A cousin of the soon-to-be 10th grader took video of the altercation. In the video, you can hear Evans arguing with the girl. A security guard tries to keep them apart, and then you hear Monroe say to her daughter, “Give me your Stanley.”
The video then shows Monroe pummeling Madison Evans with the cup. The teen ended up needing 17 stitches.
Toni Monroe faced a judge on August 13. Her lawyer claimed the reason Monroe was at the school is because Evans and other girls were bullying her daughter. She was reportedly having a meeting about the issue.
The mom, who had no prior criminal history, faces two felony counts for second-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child. She has also been given a GPS monitor, and the teen was issued an order of protection.
“We are aware of the incident that occurred yesterday during dismissal involving two students and a parent,” read a letter sent to parents and staff from Brentwood Superintendent of Schools Wanda Ortiz-Rivera. “The safety and well-being of our students is always our highest priority, and this type of behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our schools.”
