London Democrat – by Jared Felkins
Taco day was far from a fiesta Friday after eight students faced misdemeanor criminal charges for starting and participating in a food fight at Wilson Central High School.
Sheriff Robert Bryan said school resource officers charged four adult and four juvenile students with disorderly conduct and vandalism following the incident. He said the students were issued misdemeanor citations and released to their parents.
Bryan said school administrators also planned to discipline the students, but he didn’t know what consequences the students faced. The identities of the adult students weren’t immediately available.
Wilson Central principal Pat Suddarth didn’t immediately return calls seeking comment Friday evening.
“There are probably more charges to come,” Bryan said. “We are reviewing surveillance video. When it started, the majority of the students backed off, but these students continued to throw food.”
Bryan said the two SROs assigned to the school received information something was going to happen Friday in the lunchroom. He said within a few minutes, the SROs were able to gain control of the situation but not before quite a bit of food was thrown. He said officers also found eggs and other food brought into the lunchroom from outside the school.
Bryan said security at each of the four Wilson County high schools would be increased until after graduation.
“There are probably more charges to come,” We are reviewing surveillance video. Taco day was far from a fiesta Friday after eight students faced misdemeanor “CRIMINAL”??? charges for starting and participating in a food fight at Wilson Central PRISON. Damn them for being children!!! There will be NO fun allowed on any level!!! Give me a break
When I was in high school and there was a food fight the students were handed mops and trash cans,fair enuff.These charges will help label these students as criminals and also give cash flow to support more idiotic court/cop cartels.
There are also charges of “group stupidity” being leveled at the entire school administration.
Hahahaha! I know it. Charges for food fights? Are they really that low. Enough with the zero tolerance crap already.