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Police Arrest 4 Students, Detain 10 After Fights At Detroit High School

DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Detroit Public Schools police have detained 14 Henry Ford High School students who they say were involved in fights at the school.

Officers arrested four students who were at least 17 years old and detained 10 students who were younger than 17, Education Achievement Authority school district spokesman Mario Morrow told the Detroit Free Press.

The 10 younger students were taken to the police department, ticketed and released to their parents.

No serious injuries were reported, Morrow said, and no weapons were used.

It's unclear what caused the fighting. However, EAA's interim chancellor, Veronica Conforme, referenced gang violence in a statement to the newspaper.

"I am appalled by this act of violence in a place of learning. Gang violence is a serious issue in our city and we must all come together to eradicate this problem," she said in the statement.

The EAA, the state's turnaround district for low-performing public schools, contracts with Detroit Public Schools police to provide some services. The district also utilizes a private security firm.

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