After a fight just outside of North College Hill High School on Aug. 13, everyone involved will face charges, according to North College Hill police.
North College Hill City Schools Superintendent Eugene Blalock Jr. said in a statement that around 3:50 p.m., at the corner of Savannah and Dallas avenues, he saw a group of students and adults watching a fight between two boys, with adults who he said are parents “encouraging the students to fight.”
Blalock added that other students got involved in the altercation, telling Enquirer media partner Fox19 that after he broke up the first fight, another started shortly after. He also told Fox19 that the students involved have been arrested.
“Nothing will change until the parents start acting like adults. It starts at home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Blalock wrote.
North College Hill police investigating fight
North College Hill police told The Enquirer it is investigating the incident.
Lt. Emily Englebert said there have been charges filed, and that “all individuals involved with the incident are being charged.” She added that she can’t share specifics on the investigation until all parties have been charged.
Englebert said she has been with the North College Hill police for seven years, and when asked if the station often gets called to the school district for fights, she said, “Yes, we do.”
Students can face disciplinary measures for actions outside of school
A second statement sent out by Blalock on Aug. 14 reviewed the district’s code of conduct, stating that students are subject to discipline if they fail to comply with school rules on campus, at school-related events, or off school property “when the misbehavior endangers the health and safety of students within the district or adversely affects the education process.”
The Enquirer reached out to Blalock for further comment but did not receive a response prior to publication.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Police say charges being filed after fight near North College Hill High School
Reporting by Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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