Crime & Safety
3 Students Attacked on Elementary School Playground
An unidentified man was arrested by Chicago police in the Tuesday morning incident at Ogden International School.
CHICAGO, IL — Three students at a Gold Coast elementary school were attacked at recess Tuesday morning by an unidentified man, according to ABC 7 News.
The students at Ogden International School, 24 W. Walton St., were not seriously hurt, the report stated. School security guards stopped the attacker and held him until Chicago police arrived to arrest him, the report added.
The attacker confronted the three students at around 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the playground area of the school's east campus, the report stated. He then began scuffling with the students, the report added.
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In the future, the school will keep its gates shut during class hours and have at least one staffer there during recess, according to the report.
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