This story has been updated to correct initial, erroneous reports of a stabbing at New Rochelle High School Friday. There was no stabbing. Patch regrets the error.
A fight broke out among a group of students at New Rochelle High School Friday, according to Principal Reginald Richardson.
No injuries were reported, and no arrests were made. The participants in the fight, however, will face school disciplinary action, Richardson said.
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Outdoor lunch was suspended at the school Friday, per a New Rochelle Police Department request.
In a message to parents, Richardson gave details of the incident, which he referred to as “a fight outside of the school on the school field.”
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Below is the statement from Richardson:
Today at approximately 10:57 during the first lunch period, a group of students engaged in a fight outside of the school on the school field. The fight was immediately broken up and most of the students who were involved have been identified. Their parents are being contacted and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken. There were no injuries. All students are safe and no classes have been interrupted. We have been asked by the NRPD to suspend outdoor lunch time recess for today. All students are being asked to remain inside and will follow their normal school schedules. School will be dismissed at our normal time.
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