Posted on November 19, 2013

10 Students in Custody After Brawl at Overbrook High School; 3 Injured

CBS Philly, November 18, 2013

Investigators say 10 students were taken into custody after a massive brawl at Overbrook High School in West Philadelphia.

The brawl, which was captured on cell phone video, allegedly began over a post on social media.

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As a result of the incident, two students suffered minor injuries. A school administrator also suffered a minor leg injury.

“It’s mayhem. Students are in the halls, they’re smoking in the bathroom; cigarettes, marijuana,” said a worker at the school, who asked not to be identified. “We can’t contain them and it’s really hazardous for us working and these kids are not being educated at all.”

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Only three hours after the initial brawl, the unidentified school worker captured cell phone video of students running across tables in the cafeteria to witness another fight.

“It’s a zoo in here. Parents really need to come up here and see what’s going on in this school because it’s ridiculous,” said the worker.

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The high school was placed on lockdown.

[Editor’s Note: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010 Overbrook High School was 97 percent black, 1 percent Hispanic, and 1 percent white.]