Board member: 100 teens involved in melee at Fort Lauderdale High
It was a scene of total chaos in the courtyard of Fort Lauderdale High School Friday after a series of fights broke out around lunch hour.
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It was a scene of total chaos in the courtyard of Fort Lauderdale High School Friday after a series of fights broke out around lunch hour.
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