REVERE, MASS. (WHDH) - Students at Revere High School got involved in a brawl Wednesday morning, nearly two weeks after another large fight at the school.
The fight started between students in a second-floor hallway before the melee moved into a classroom. Members of the Revere Teachers Association said the high school principal fell while trying to restrain one student, and another staffer also got hurt while trying to break up the fight.
City officials said the staff member scraped his arm on a locker, which drew blood.
The brawl follows a previous fight on Aug. 29 that involved dozens of students and spilled out into the street. In the August fight, an assistant principal was knocked to the ground when she stepped in.
School officials said 12 students are now facing charges in connection with that fight, and nine of those students have been expelled.
“I just think it’s crazy that it’s not even, like, a whole month into school yet,” said Javelina Bloodworth, a freshman at Revere High.
On Tuesday, another teacher who tried to deescalate that morning’s fight said she was frustrated about the pattern of violence.
“I was very scared. I don’t know if I was scared for myself, but I was definitely just scared of everything that was happening. And after it all happened, I was angry that this is still happening,” said Michelle Ervin, co-president of the Revere Teachers Association.
Teenagers at the high school said punching and pushing is becoming commonplace at Revere High School.
“I was kind of like not even shocked about it because of how many fights have been happening lately,” said Ava Yelmokas, a senior at the school.
The teachers association is calling for more safety measures in the school.
“We do know that there have been a few incidents over the last few weeks. One incident is too many and it’s something that we take seriously. We hear all the comments and concerns from parents and we take each one of those seriously,” Revere Mayor Patrick Keefe said in a press conference Tuesday. “Just today, we’re working with our entire district to make sure that we work on a plan of corrective action to address the issues at hand.”
School officials said two students were involved in starting the fight and both of them have been removed from the school. An investigation is underway.
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