East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent responds to fights, guns in school
This is what's happening at schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.
East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent Lamont Cole said enough is enough and is now calling for major policy changes.
Chaos erupting at East Baton Rouge Parish Schools. Parents were accused of encouraging a fight between these preschoolers at River Oak Elementary.
Superintendent Lamont Cole said when he saw the video, he was disappointed that the teachers didn't step in.
On Wednesday, Cole held a press conference addressing the violence, referencing two other cases.
A fight between parents and a coach at a Scotlandville middle school basketball game, where security had to step in. Cole said one parent went to the hospital.
'People just make these boneheaded decisions and it's unfortunate they do these things on school campuses,' said Cole.
He also referenced another incident at Woodlawn High School where a 9th-grader hid a gun in his wheelchair cushion.
Baton Rouge student arrested after gun found in wheelchair, deputies say
No injuries were reported, but that student could be expelled.
Meanwhile, Cole used the press conference as an opportunity to let parents know there are repercussions if they are involved in a violent situation.
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