Moms Brawl At Kindergarten Graduation

Skipping the question about why there even is a kindergarten graduation, let's focus on the meat of the story.

Brawling parents interrupted a Southern California kindergarten graduation ceremony.

School officials placed Puesta del Sol Elementary in desert Victorville on lockdown Wednesday morning after a fight broke out among a group of parents.

San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Karen Hunt said witnesses told deputies several mothers were involved in a verbal argument and it got physical in a field near the ceremony. Several men then jumped into the fray and the incident turned into a brawl.

Hunt said arriving deputies didn't see any physical contact. 

From a follow-up report:

A deputy following up on leads later arrested two people – Marina Vargas and Queiona Burt – on suspicion of being a disruptive presence at a school. Witnesses said they were the main instigators.

There were no reported injuries, and no children were hurt.

Police didn't say whether more arrests are planned. 

1. I am reminded of the old Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song "Teach Your Children Well."

2. Here's some info about the sociodemographic composition of the school in question. Just sayin'... 

Student Ethnicity

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2008-2009 Ethnicity This School State Average Hispanic or Latino 59% 49% African American 25% 7% White 10% 28% Multiple or No Response 3% 3% Pacific Islander <1% <1% American Indian or Alaska Native <1% <1% Filipino <1% 3% Asian <1% 8%

	This School	State Average
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program1	81%	51%
English language learners2	18%	24%

Home Languages of English Learners

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008 Language This School State Average Spanish 98% 85% Hindi <1% <1% Vietnamese <1% 2%