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Posted at: 10/15/2009 5:01 PM | WHEC.com I-Team 10 update: School fight caught on cell phone
Today, with her attorney William Sedor, she got that chance, meeting with Jean-Claude Brizard at the central office this afternoon. Sedor said, “Mr. Brizard, as a parent, was concerned that this kind of thing took place. He has a daughter who is of school age and he would feel for her safety as much as these two parents do for their own. And I think it was conciliatory in that regard as parent to parent." The meeting only came after Kelyon was arrested for refusing to turn over his cell phone to school administrators. His mother believes they were trying to get their hands on cell phone video taken of a fight Kelyon took at his school - Northeast College Preparatory High School. When administrators demanded Kelyon give them the phone last week, he refused and his mother says he was then manhandled by several adults. “It takes five to six adults, grabbing and tugging on him, twisting his arms, pushing him against the wall trying to get the cell phone." Her son was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Richards says despite a school policy that bars cell phones at school, she encouraged her son to carry it with him to class, after he was repeatedly bullied, chased and threatened. That's what she's wanted to talk to Brizard about for more than a month. Instead, much of the discussion today was about how to resolve her son's new troubles, which include criminal charges and a possible long-term suspension. Sedor said, “Both of those avenues are being explored as we speak. I can't go into a lot of detail because they're at a delicate stage but we're trying to resolve this expeditiously for their son's sake.” The school district has said that administrators demanded Kelyon's phone, not because of the fight video, but rather when he was caught texting in class. Upon reading the texts, it appeared he was ratcheting up the aggression. His parents, meantime, say the video is proof of what they've been saying all along - that the school isn't safe. To watch the cell phone video, click here. For more Rochester, N.Y. news go to our website www.whec.com.
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The parents of a student who recorded a fight inside a city high school is now in trouble. Today, his parents met with the school superintendent. The parents of Kelyon Richards got a call directly from Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard after our I-Team 10 report earlier this week.