There were only two fights that broke out and only four students were suspended. Within a half an hour, all of the students were returned to their classes.

We are very pleased with the smooth and efficient way in which our school staff, local law enforcement and students worked together in this situation. Rest assured that your children's safety is our number one priority.

We do things to motivate [the students]. It's a lot of pressure, and we try to make it easier for them.

I have two students, one from Japan and one from Hong Kong. (Students) pay their way to Kansas City and back but while they are here they don't need money. Everything is provided by the host family.

At the end of the first lunch, there was a group of about - I don't know how many it began as - but it escalated to about 100 students who stayed beyond the period when the lunch was to end. They started chanting 'Mexico, Mexico' and waving flags. The problem began when they exited that area and began co-mingling and being jostled by other students and some fights broke out.

You can't sit down in a bachelor's house without getting sick with cooties from the dirt and built-up grime, but you can eat off the barrel of his gun.