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Students arrested after school fight
FREEHOLD - Three Freehold Intermediate School students were arrested and charged with possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon on school property on April 10.
The intermediate school on Park Avenue houses students in grades six, seven and eight.
According to Freehold Borough police Lt.MarkWodell, a call was made to police on April 10 by Freehold Intermediate School Principal Nelson Ribon at 10:01 a.m. Police officers responded to a fight involving three students - a 12-year-old boy, a 13-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy - at the school.
Wodell said there were no injuries reported as a result of the fight. He said that when the boys were brought to the school office it was determined that each boy was in possession of a knife.
The youngsters were processed on juvenile complaints and released to their parents. According to Wodell, the juvenile complaints were forwarded to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office for review.
The lieutenant said the school retains the right to take disciplinary action against the students.
Freehold Borough Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth O'Connell said she could not release any information about the students, but said administrators were following procedures. She declined to say what those procedures were.
- Clare Marie Celano
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