A massive brawl involving over 100 students erupted across three floors of a Chicago high school on Friday, leaving at least four police officers injured. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) reported five arrests following the chaos, though details about those detained have not been released, according to ABC7 News.
Corey Johnson, a parent of a 15-year-old student, described how the incident escalated rapidly. “It’s always something that happens here,” Johnson said. “[My son] said it was a girl fight, at first, and then it just hit so big that everybody started fighting.”
The fight reportedly began between female students and quickly spread to multiple floors of the building. Police noted that while some students sustained minor injuries, no weapons were involved. The sheer scale of the incident led to the deployment of law enforcement to contain the situation.
Julnita McCoy, another parent, recounted her daughter’s experience during the school lockdown. “My daughter had called me and told me it was a huge fight at her school, and they had the building on lockdown, and she could not get dismissed until I come and pick her up,” McCoy said. Her daughter also reported exposure to mace. “She say, ‘I have to go to the bathroom and wash my face, because my face has mace all in it.’ She was walking to her classroom. How did a student even come in the building with some mace anyway?”
Concerns about ongoing violence at the school were echoed by Johnson. “At this school, every time you turn around it’s fights all the time,” he added. Frequent incidents of violence at the school have raised questions about safety and security measures, particularly regarding how items like mace are brought onto campus.
The CPD has not provided additional information and did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller’s request for comment. The incident underscores persistent challenges in maintaining safety in some urban schools, where tensions and fights disrupt the educational environment.
