Kindergarten graduation spoiled by fighting parents – some kids called for them to stop

What should have been an exciting positive day for kindergartners and parents took a turn for the worse. A multiple-person fight erupted among the parents. School staff ended up rebuking the parents for their behavior. A video shows the parents involved in physical altercations. Some of the kids called for the fighting to stop.

From the New York Post:

An Arkansas kindergarten graduation descended into madness when a large brawl broke out between parents, forcing school officials to scold the “unacceptable” behavior displayed in front of the little tykes.

Several adults threw punches at each other in the hallway of West Memphis’ Faulk Elementary on Wednesday as the frightened screams of nearby children filled the crowded corridor.

Multiple men and women were in the center of the melee, plowing through the school as other parents rushed to get their children away from the danger, according to video obtained by WREG. Kids could also be heard crying “stop” in the video.

Two taller men appear to stand in the middle in an attempt to separate the fighting women but soon start throwing haymakers of their own.

The fight was eventually broken up as others held back the conflicting parties.

No injuries were reported. A cause for the brawl was not revealed.

One West Memphis resident called for the parents to face criminal prosecution because of their involvement during the big celebration.

“It shouldn’t be happening around children, especially, and these are grown folks at a kids’ graduation. It shouldn’t be happening at all,” the unidentified woman told the outlet. “All of them need to be held accountable for it. Everybody who’s involved. That’s what I think about it.”

Additional Reading and Fight Video:

McEntyre, N. (2025, May 30). Arkansas kindergarten graduation erupts into wild brawl between parents as children scream ‘stop!’ New York Post. Link.

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