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Brawl mars local high school graduation ceremony

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — A fight broke out outside West Mifflin High School’s graduation ceremony Thursday night.

School officials told Channel 11 the fight had nothing to do with the graduation ceremony.

Several videos of the fight quickly began circulating and rumors spread that the fight was a result of district officials’ decision to move the ceremony indoors because of the threat of rain.

Each student was then issued four tickets for family and friends.

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The school board president told Channel 11 the district prepared for the overflow.

"We got four tickets for students to be inside the auditorium and then two for the middle school auditorium for the ones that couldn't fit into the high school," said Gillian Domers, a parent.

School officials told Channel 11 the fight was instead among former students who are known to have issues, something the West Mifflin School District's acting superintendent alluded to in an internal email Channel 11 obtained, saying

"for those who know the parties involved in the altercation, I doubt if you'll be surprised."

The individuals involved reportedly ran off, but police do have surveillance video of them and an investigation is underway.

No arrests have been made yet.