PHILIPSBURG--Police were called out and five people were arrested after a large fight broke out at Sundial School, a Police press release stated.
The Police were called on Tuesday, September 23, around 12:30pm. The caller stated that a fight had broken out between a student of the school and another young man hanging around the school area.
The situation became serious when numerous bystanders involved themselves in the fight, causing the Central Dispatch to send several patrols to the scene to break up the fight.
At the scene, officers intervened in the situation. However, those involved in the fight turned on the officers causing the officers to have to use force to get the situation under control.
Even parents of one of the students got involved and stated that he did not approve of the way his son was handled by police. Five people were arrested for public violence. It is still unclear what the cause of the fight was. The case is under investigation.
