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Albany High Closed; 10 Students Arrested After Thursday Fight

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published December 8, 2017 at 9:21 AM EST

In this 2008 file photo, teens ride bikes along a blocked-off section of Quail St. as police act as shepherds, guiding Albany High School students safely home.

Violence has shut down one of the Capital Region's largest schools.

Albany High School is closed today after a pre-dismissal fight Thursday resulted in the arrest of ten students. No word as to what sparked the rumble, the first major incident to occur on the watch of Kaweeda Adams, named Albany City School District Superintendent in July. Officials plan to spend the day today reviewing video surveillance. Classes will resume Monday. There will be additional police presence on school grounds

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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