The boys had once been friends before MS-13 began recruiting one of them. Now, as other students streamed to class one April morning at William Wirt Middle School in Riverdale, the two teens squared off in the third-story bathroom — a fight captured by another student on his cellphone.
The MS-13 recruit threw a punch at his former friend’s head. His opponent ducked and tackled the 15-year-old, their sneakers squealing as they tumbled to the green tile floor.
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Hope you are wrong, what exactly did you hear?
They need to close down this school, make a complete investigation, charge any MS - 13 members and lock them up. The principal needs to go too. If this keeps up no school will be safe.
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