Tuesday, March 24, 2009

School Accused of Cage Fights

Dallas School in Hot Water Over Accusations

Ok what you are about to read sounds like something out of a Gladiator movie! A high school in Dallas, Texas has received allegations that students were placed into a steel cage to fight each other, under the supervision of school staff. The former Principal at South Oak Cliff High School has been accused by several students and parents of having organized staged fights between students who had disputes, by telling his security staff to "put them in the cage and let them settle it". The school's Superintendent has been quoted as saying "there were some things that happened inside of a cage". There is an investigation under way, but no criminal charges have been filed and there are no reports of any students requiring medical attention. The story came to light during another investigation, in which school employees were suspected of changing grades for students so they could continue to play sports for the school. Woah! I thought my High School was bad!
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