Kindergarten Graduation Turns into Mass Brawl After Parents Exchange Punches in Arkansas

Chaos erupted in the hallway of an elementary school after a fight broke out amongst adults attending a kindergarten graduation ceremony in West Memphis, Arkansas.

On Wednesday, May 28, several attendees of a graduation at Faulk Elementary School began throwing punches after a heated exchange that was caught on camera and shared by Aleicia Evans.

In the clip, a group of women appeared to be having a verbal argument as two men looked ON. However, the situation soon turned physical. Although they appeared to originally attempt to hold the women back, the men were quickly involved in the fight.

Children in the background could be heard crying and begging for the adults to stop fighting. Other adults in the crowd appeared to be leaving the scene.

In the aftermath, one of the women appeared to have had a wig pulled off her head, while one of the men had the neckline of his shirt dramatically stretched out.

It is not clear what started the fight.

The West Memphis School District denounced the behavior and promised consequences for everyone involved in a statement shared on Facebook.

“The district is aware of an incident involving parents that occurred today at Faulk Elementary School. The safety and security of our students, staff, and school campuses remain our top priority. We have zero tolerance for any behavior — by parents, students, staff, or visitors — that disrupts the learning environment or threatens the wellbeing of anyone on school grounds,” the statement, attributed to superintendent Eric Foister, reads.

It continues: “Such actions are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. The district is fully cooperating with the West Memphis Police Department and will actively support efforts to prosecute those responsible to the fullest extent of the law. We are committed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and secure environment at all of our schools.”

Speaking to FOX13, Foister said that the school district is examining other video footage of the brawl amid the investigation.

“We have our own camera system with sound. So we have gathered all that. Obviously, we are a small community, so we have the names. We’ve presented those names to the local law enforcement. They are now doing their investigative process, and we’ll just wait and see how the legal system plays out,” he explained.

He told the outlet that he would hold those involved “to the fullest accountability I can working with our local law enforcement.”

“I’m going to press any and all charges that I can,” he said, adding that he would “ban” the adults from being on the school’s property.

“The only way, if you’re a parent, you can have access to obviously dropping your kid off and picking your kid up,” he said. “And you would have access to a scheduled meeting with a principal that’s approved, with a teacher. We’re not going to; I don’t want to punish the child for the parents’ action,” he said.