Students at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County who attended an anger-management workshop yesterday saw their auditorium erupt in violence, according to today's Baltimore Sun. The fisticuffs were brought about by a mother who had slunk into the auditorium in order to confront a group of girls who had been picking on her daughter. Both the mother and the daughter have been arrested.
The story, as delicious as it is, does not end there. The students at Woodlawn, determined to solidify their school's reputation for being a haven for gang members and assorted no-good-niks, joined the fracas.
Screaming quickly escalated into pushing and hitting, and school officials dialed 911 as the crowd of 750 students erupted into "chaos," said Woodlawn Principal C. Anthony Thompson.Students stood on their auditorium seats and rushed toward the fighting girls to get a better look, one student said, and soon other fights were breaking out in the auditorium.
I've been grappling with what I should write about this situation, but honestly, I'm at a loss for words. I mean, a parent started what could only objectively be referred to as a riot in the auditorium of her kid's school while the kids were sitting through an anger-management workshop. Alanis Morissette would have a field day.
Tony
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