Ohio Students Convicted After Planned Food Fight

**radio667** · 06-20-2005, 04:49 PM

from wftv.com .... Students To Pay Fines, Perform Community Service

UPDATED: 3:22 pm EDT June 17, 2005

LEBANON, Ohio -- Food fights are typically thought of as harmless fun, but some Ohio students involved in a recent incident will pay for their involvement in court.
A judge convicted two students Friday of disorderly conduct in school, reported WLWT-TV in Cincinnati.

Officials said about 300 students participated in a planned food fight Feb. 4 in the cafeteria of Kings High School in Kings Mills, Ohio.

The school resource officer testified that he suspected the incident had been planned because students were looking at the clock instead of eating their lunches, and an unusual amount of slushies had been sold.
At exactly 12:01, one student started throwing food, and almost all of the other students joined in, according to prosecutor Rachel Hutzel. The students reportedly threw hot dogs, ice cream and French fries during the 60-second incident.

The officer described the incident in his report as a "riot." He said he walked to the center of the cafeteria and shouted for the students to stop. Almost all of the students immediately complied, officials said.

The trial involved two students who refused to stop throwing food. The students continued to throw food, and one student had to be forcibly restrained. The students were placed under arrest and charged with misdemeanors.

The judge said the food fight disrupted school activities and "presented a risk of physical harm to persons as it is reasonable to think that someone could have slipped and fallen on the thrown food and drink."

The students were filed and ordered to pay court costs and restitution. They will also be required to complete 16 hours of community service by working with the litter pickup program.

Lunarbunny · 06-21-2005, 02:47 AM

Slip? Gotta love the US legal system. Sue this, sue that. I do say that the two who didn't stop need a slight bit of extra punishment, but the most the others should have to do is clean up the room.

**CJHobbes** · 06-21-2005, 10:35 AM

Make'em eat the food up off the floor....I doubt they'll ever want to have a food fight again.

teppic · 06-21-2005, 02:10 PM

It's nothing that the school's disciplinary system shouldn't be able to take care of.

TexasGtar · 06-21-2005, 05:23 PM

I don't have to go into my Deadly assault with a green bean story again do I?

06-20-2005, 04:49 PM	#1
radio667 I R Happy Goat Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 10,753 Downloads: 2	Ohio Students Convicted After Planned Food Fight from wftv.com .... Students To Pay Fines, Perform Community Service UPDATED: 3:22 pm EDT June 17, 2005 LEBANON, Ohio -- Food fights are typically thought of as harmless fun, but some Ohio students involved in a recent incident will pay for their involvement in court. A judge convicted two students Friday of disorderly conduct in school, reported WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. Officials said about 300 students participated in a planned food fight Feb. 4 in the cafeteria of Kings High School in Kings Mills, Ohio. The school resource officer testified that he suspected the incident had been planned because students were looking at the clock instead of eating their lunches, and an unusual amount of slushies had been sold. At exactly 12:01, one student started throwing food, and almost all of the other students joined in, according to prosecutor Rachel Hutzel. The students reportedly threw hot dogs, ice cream and French fries during the 60-second incident. The officer described the incident in his report as a "riot." He said he walked to the center of the cafeteria and shouted for the students to stop. Almost all of the students immediately complied, officials said. The trial involved two students who refused to stop throwing food. The students continued to throw food, and one student had to be forcibly restrained. The students were placed under arrest and charged with misdemeanors. The judge said the food fight disrupted school activities and "presented a risk of physical harm to persons as it is reasonable to think that someone could have slipped and fallen on the thrown food and drink." The students were filed and ordered to pay court costs and restitution. They will also be required to complete 16 hours of community service by working with the litter pickup program. __________________ , "There is also a river called Helikon [in Pieria]. (...) But, they go on to say, the women who killed Orpheus wished to wash off in it the blood-stains, and thereat the River sank underground, so as not to lend its waters to cleanse manslaughter." —Pausanias, Description of Greece 9. 30. 8

06-21-2005, 02:47 AM	#2
Lunarbunny BOOOMER! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,674 Downloads: 2	Slip? Gotta love the US legal system. Sue this, sue that. I do say that the two who didn't stop need a slight bit of extra punishment, but the most the others should have to do is clean up the room. __________________ Since I tend to pop up then disappear again, contact me at: Google (Preferably Google Talk or Gmail) Steam Community

06-21-2005, 10:35 AM	#3
CJHobbes Do you have 6 fingers? Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sin City, Baby! Posts: 1,084	Make'em eat the food up off the floor....I doubt they'll ever want to have a food fight again. __________________ Prophet "Blackbeard" Six ROFLMAO Sing along with me! Hardcore Punner!

06-21-2005, 02:10 PM	#4
teppic Stationary Stationery Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: under a pile of coats Posts: 1,416	It's nothing that the school's disciplinary system shouldn't be able to take care of. __________________ this won't mean a thing come tomorrow, and that's exactly how i'll make it seem.

06-21-2005, 05:23 PM	#5
TexasGtar Follow me on Assault Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,799 Downloads: 38 My Files: 3	I don't have to go into my Deadly assault with a green bean story again do I? __________________ "Somethings got to happen in a quarter of a mile"

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