WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Police are investigating a brawl at a high school graduation ceremony in New Jersey. The chaotic scene at Westwood Regional High School was caught on cell phone video. Parents and students were involved in multiple physical altercations on the football field before school officials and police broke it up, witnesses said. Police officers from at least 12 different nearby towns helped get the situation under control.
Jay Garcia, president of the Westwood Regional School District Board of Education, sent CBS New York the following statement:'We have much to celebrate in our towns of Westwood and Washington Township. Last night, we honored nearly two hundred students. These young adults, now graduates, have accomplished so much, and they deserve the focus and our attention.