Michael Howie

GARY — A physical altercation broke out on the campus of Gary's West Side Leadership Academy at the end of the school day Tuesday. Two adults were arrested.

At approximately 3:40 p.m., while school dismissal was underway and buses were leaving, two adults and "several" non-Gary students entered the parking lot and engaged in a "physical altercation" with students leaving West Side Leadership Academy for the day, the Gary Community School Corp. said.

In a statement to The Times, the Gary Police Department said it received a call for assistance related to the apparent fight from the school's resource officers. When officers arrived, the two adults were "causing a disturbance" with the resource officers.

The Gary Community School Corp. said in its social media post that the

See Full Page