20 students arrested in Ohio, accused of ransacking their high school in prank

20 Ohio students arrested in high school prank

LOCKLAND, Ohio — Twenty students in Ohio are accused of ransacking their high school in what police describe as an end-of-the-year prank that got out of hand.

Many of the students arrested Thursday night at Lockland High School near Cincinnati face felony charges of breaking and entering.

Police say they interrupted the prank in its early stages. Some students dressed in black for the event and threw books in the hallway.

Lt. Terry Wilkerson said the prank was not amusing.

Sherina Darby, the mother of one of the students arrested, said the prank is a tradition and police are blowing this year’s version out of proportion. Other parents said the students had no intention of damaging property.

Superintendent Donna Hubbard said the school will take appropriate disciplinary actions.