Police report to fight at Miami school
MIAMI (AP) - February 29, 2008 The disturbance at Miami Edison Senior High School occurred
during a protest over the arrest Thursday of another student, a
Miami-Dade County schools police spokesman said.
"That protest became very unruly," Charles Hurley, a schools
police commander, told WSVN-TV. He said some students threw water
bottles, books and other items at police officers.
Dozens of police cars responded to the school north of downtown
Miami.
Fire rescue officials said one student and three police officers
had minor injuries. School officials said classes returned to
normal shortly after police responded.
Miami Edison recently celebrated its move from a designation of
an "F" or failing to "D" based on Florida's ranking of public
schools. Last year only 10 percent of students met reading
standards. Less than a third met state math standards.