By Trina A. San Agustin
Variety News Staff

THE Guam Police Department arrested and charged an 18-year-old student at George Washington High School with four counts of conspiracy to commit assault and eight counts of jurisdiction over an adult in connection with the videotaped mixed martial arts fight staged on the Mangilao campus two weeks ago.
Lonnie Clark was released under advisement from the Attorney General’s Office.
Seven minor students at George Washington High School were also in custody and appeared before a juvenile court judge last week. However, because of standing local judicial rules, members of the media were not allowed in the courtroom and were not given information as to what took place during the hearing.
GPD public information officer Allan Guzman told Variety that the case is still ongoing and there may be more arrests.
Last week, Education Superintendent Luis Reyes held an emergency press conference and played the video that showed GWHS students in a mixed martial arts fight in a hallway at the campus.
The footage sparked numerous questions. Guam Education Policy Board chairman Peter Alexcis Ada asked; “Where were the teachers, school aides, and administrators?”
Reyes and a local mixed martial arts coordinator joined forces to stop the fights taking place on school grounds.
PXC coordinator Eli Monge earlier told Variety that he was not happy with what the students are doing on school grounds.
Beginning this week, PXC fighters will be featured on several television commercials that would push for the “No Violence in School” campaign as a way to deter students from fighting in and out of school.
The Guam Public School System reminds students that fighting on school grounds calls for expulsion, as per the “Zero Tolerance” initiative implemented by the GPSS superintendent and the education board.