EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A protest by about 1,000 high school students over a
change in class schedules turned into a rock- and bottle-throwing melee
Wednesday. About 10 people were arrested and nearly 30 injured. Students at
Montwood High School walked out of school in protest in the morning and
refused to return.
``Students began attacking security personnel with rocks and glass
bottles,'' police spokesman Javier Sambrano said.
Police used tear gas to control the crowd and about 20 students who were
exposed were treated at the scene, Sambrano said. Seven police officers
were treated for cuts and bruises.
About 10 people were arrested, including at least one adult, Sambrano said.
The school was closed and students sent home.
The students were protesting a switch to block scheduling, which means
longer classes, said spokeswoman Minerva Baumann.
01/29/03 18:01
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