Several fights broke out at a high school graduation in New Jersey on Thursday evening. The brawls sent one person to the hospital.
There were multiple fights near the end of the graduation ceremony at Westwood Regional High School in Bergen County.
Video uploaded to the X social media platform shows several fights on the football field before school officials and police officers were able to quash the physical altercations. There were police officers from at least 12 different nearby towns to stop the mass fighting.
According to NJ.com, students and parents were involved in the brawl.
One person needed to be hospitalized from the melee, and several others suffered minor injuries but declined to be treated, the Washington Township Police Department said.
“This was supposed to be an enjoyable night that the Westwood High School Senior class worked hard for and have been waiting for, which has been tainted due to the egregious behavior…
