Non-White Violence Rocks Long Island N.Y. School
Principal: 100 of School’s 1,600 Students Involved; Dozens Suspended And Undercover Cops Take Over Building
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (CBS) ¯ A Long Island school was on guard on Tuesday after two days of fighting led to dozens of suspensions at Hempstead High School. District officials took action against the troublemakers, fearing the violence would escalate.
They held up their suspension notices like badges of honor. One dozen Hempstead High students kicked out Tuesday, separated themselves by racial and ethnic affiliation.
“I am just trying to defend myself and my friends. That’s it. I don’t know if it is racial,” suspended student Brian Gomez said.
Added Johnathan Vega: “They be groupin’ up, and I just had to defend my people and that’s what I do.”
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