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Students say police used excessive force during cafeteria brawl at Camden, N.J., school

Five students and a security officer were injured in the melee.
Feb. 28, 2007

Camden, N.J., school officials plan to investigate student allegations that police used excessive force to quell a cafeteria brawl that injured five students and a security officer Monday at Camden High School. School investigators want to know whether police sprayed Mace and struck students with clubs during the melee, which shut down the school. At least 17 students were arrested, and more charges are possible.

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