Oak Lawn police said two juveniles were charged after a fight Friday at a high school football game during which several Oak Lawn Community High School cheerleaders were attacked, according to officials.
District 229 Superintendent Shahe Bagdasarian told families in a district Facebook post that he was writing to inform them “of a serious incident that occurred” during the school’s away game Friday at Richards High School, 10601 Central Ave., Oak Lawn.
“During halftime, a verbal and physical altercation broke out, initiated by a person who is not,” wrote a student in District 229, Bagdasarian wrote in the post. “Several of our cheerleaders were unfortunately attacked, Oak Lawn Police and other law enforcement agencies immediately intervened to remove any individuals causing conflict.”
The chief told families in the post that “many students and parents were removed from the game. At no time were any weapons involved, nor were there any major injuries, contrary to some reports on social media.”
“We are actively investigating the incident to identify any ‘district students involved,’ and I assure you that appropriate consequences will be enforced in accordance with our school and district policies,” the superintendent wrote.
Police said there was a fight at the game involving juveniles in Richards’ visitor’s stands and two juveniles were arrested at the scene Friday night.
It was not immediately clear what the youths were charged with, or whether they attended either Oak Lawn or Richards high schools.
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