Fight At Streamwood High School: Six Students Arrested, Streamwood

Streamwood police responded about 11:15 AM Tuesday to Streamwood High School, 701 W Schaumburg Rd Streamwood , IL. Police received a report of a fight in progress and Streamwood High School administrators then put the school in a "hold in place" mode Tuesday afternoon. At least 20 police vehicles were on the scene. The fight quickly calmed down when police arrived.

Six students were arrested, no known weapons were used, and no significant injuries were reported.

Neither police nor the school district have offered details on the nature of the fight or any details of the arrests, but CBS 2 Chicago is reporting the fight was a "racially-based" lunchroom brawl. A quote from one student reports that at least 40 kids were fighting. The fight moved from the lunchroom to the second floor and into offices, according to the witness report.

Another witness reported "African-Americans" and "Hispanics" were "attacking each other today." Apparently tensions have been building for at least a few weeks with some verbal fighting on Facebook and Twitter.

On their official Twitter account, School District U-46 referred to the fight as "the situation" and reported about 12:16 p.m. that "the situation is calm" and that Streamwood High School is currently in a "hold in place."

According to the United States Census Bureau report of Streamwood, the population considered "one race" category are 66 percent white, 4.5 percent Black or African American, and 15 percent Asian.

The Hispanic or Latino population is reported at 28.2 percent of the entire Streamwood population.

Police from Bartlett, Cook County Sheriff, Elgin, Hanover Park, and Schaumburg assisted Streamwood police officers.

About the same time as the Streamwood High School fight on Tuesday, Palatine police were conducting a school shooting drill. The drill at a Palatine school district did not involve staff or students. There are additional police drills in Palatine scheduled during the remainder of May.

Extra supervision is planned for Streamwood High School Wednesday morning.

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