After Food Fight at Conn. School, Numerous Students Arrested as Teacher, School Officer Are Injured
A chaotic food fight has led to the arrests of several high school students — and left both a school resource officer and a teacher injured.
The Stamford Police Department revealed in a Facebook post that “numerous juveniles” were arrested last week at a Connecticut high school for their alleged roles in the food-flinging incident.
The statement from police alleges that on April 12 at about 1:30 p.m., “things got out of control at Westhill High School” in Stamford when a “planned ‘food fight'” that had been organized through social media “occurred at the school, which resulted in hundreds of students running out of the school, many throwing eggs, water and soda cans.”
The tumultuous scene even sparked several physical fights between some of the students at the school.
“The two Stamford Police School Resource Officers, along with school security and staff, were not able to quell the out of control crowd,” reads the statement.
In fact, Officer Anna Edwards, one of the Stamford Police School Resource Officers, was allegedly “struck in the head with a full can of soda, causing a laceration and concussion.”
Edwards was transported by ambulance to Stamford Hospital’s emergency room for treatment, the statement explains.
“A Westhill High School teacher was also injured during the incident as she was trampled by a mass of students,” the statement indicates without naming the teacher.
“We realize that the citizens, parents, teachers and [a] vast majority of the students do not condone this behavior,” the statement adds. “This is not the learning environment we expect and demand for our children in this city.”
The Stamford Police Department reportedly “spent countless hours investigating and reviewing security video of this incident,” leading to the arrests of 10 juveniles.
The charges against the teens range from first-degree riot and breach of peace to reckless endangerment and assault on a police officer.
Because the students are all juveniles, their identities have not been disclosed.
An update on the injured teacher and officer was not provided.
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“We urge all parents to monitor their children’s social media,” the statement concludes. “We ask all students if they see something on social media that concerns them to report it to the school administration and/or the police department.
“We all want our children to enjoy a safe and secure learning environment,” it continues. “We all have a responsibility to this end. The Stamford Police Department will be meeting with the school administration to discuss how to better avoid such circumstances in the future.”
