Fight at Armstrong leads to stay-at-home day

A fight reportedly broke out during fifth and sixth periods at Robbinsdale Armstrong High School on May 15, which prompted the district to hold a remote learning day on May 16.

Per an email sent from Principal Erick Norby to to Armstrong families, “several students were involved in a fight.”

Norby said the building was in a “hold,” for periods six and seven and then school was dismissed.

“A building ‘hold’ is when we ask students to remain at their current location until an announcement is made to resume their normally scheduled activities,” Norby explained.

The following day, May 16, classes were asynchronous. Most students checked into Schoology on school-issued devices from home. After-school activities ran as scheduled.