25 Students Arrested After Food Fight

Chicago - Twenty five students, some as young as 11, were arrested Thursday after a food fight broke out in a cafeteria at a South Side charter school.

The arrests were made at the Calumet Perspectives Charter Schools Calumet campus about noon, according to police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli. The school is listed at 8131 S. May St.

Twenty five students, ranging in age from 11 to 15, were taken into custody after a food fight erupted in the school cafeteria, Mirabelli said.

The students were taken to the Gresham District police station, where they were each charged with a misdemeanor count of reckless conduct and were released to the custody of their parents, Mirabelli said.

Police said three people were injured during the fight, although the extent of their injuries was unclear Friday night.