Brawl breaks out at public school involving 600 people, police in riot gear respond

A fight that broke out at a troubled South Los Angeles school escalated into a campuswide brawl involving as many as 600 students
before it was quelled by police in riot gear.

Music teacher Reggie Smith described to the Los Angeles Times a chaotic scene where it was difficult to distinguish between trouble makers and those trying to avoid the mayhem.

"The kids were crazy, running from place to place jumping on other kids," Smith said. "Some of my kids were crying because they were walking to class with friends and they got jumped."

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