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10 Antioch Students Charged With Rioting During Walkout
Nine juvenile students and one 18-year-old face rioting charges after the National School Walkout event at Antioch turned "unruly."
ANTIOCH, TN -- Ten Antioch High School students face rioting charges after Wednesday's National School Walkout event turned "unruly."
As the names of the 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. were being read, a group of "unruly" students rushed the school's flagpole, ripping down and stomping the American flag, throwing water bottles and eventually kicking and jumping on a police car.
Friday, nine boys and one girl were charged in the incident. One of the 10 is 18 and is charged with aggravated rioting as an adult; juvenile petitions were issued for the other nine.
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Thursday, a group of students led a renewed demonstration that included the reading of the 17 names, the raising of the flag and playing of the national anthem.
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