Mar 9, 2009 7:45 pm US/Eastern
13 Students Arrested In Giant Rockland H.S. Brawl
Chairs Used At Weapons During Battle Royale At Ramapo High School; Cops Looking Into Possible Gang Ties
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. (CBS) ―
Police in Rockland County arrested more than a dozen students at Ramapo High School after a huge fight in the school's cafeteria sent several teenagers to the hospital.
School officials said a fight that started over the weekend, but continued Monday during school hours.
Police arrested 13 students, charging them with rioting and reckless endangerment, after a free-for-all broke while the kids were eating.
"I feel more bad for the security guards than anybody because there were so many fights that they couldn't, they didn't know which way to turn or which fight to stop," student Jameisha Parker said.
One of the injured students was hit over the head with a chair, another was injured when someone tried to choke him and the third suffered a laceration.
The high school remained open.
The students involved have been suspended for five days.
If the investigation turns up any gang activity some students may be expelled.
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