6 girls charged in brawl in high school parking lot caught on camera

A student video of the brawl shows the chaotic moments outside West Hall High School just after dismissal on March 19.

Teachers, faculty and a school resource officer tried to break the fight up, but as soon as they would pull the girls apart another fight would start.

“It’s kind of scary because we have two kids who go to that school,” parent Angela Smith said.

Smith said her kids are 9th- and 10th-graders at West Hall High in Oakwood.

Hall County school officials said the girls were all suspended and arrested. Each of the girls face charges of public fighting.

“It’s just absolutely scary,” Smith said.

Two of the students will face additional charges for allegedly hitting a deputy in the face and allegedly hitting a school administrator in the chest several times.

When J.T. Pirkle saw the video, he said it was not possible for the adults on the scene to control the fight.

“They need more security,” Pirkle said.

School officials said there is one officer dedicated to each school in Hall County and they are always evaluating whether that policy needs to change.

“Back when I grew up, you didn’t have none of this violence. You had respect for the teachers, teachers had respect for you and that’s the way it should be now. But today’s society, it’s a totally different ball game,” Pirkle said.

District officials said they are reviewing the video of the incident to see if they need to add more officers at the school.