‘Happening everywhere;’ Dayton Metro Library official speaks out after student fights impact branch

Fights between teenagers continue to impact the Dayton Metro Library system.

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As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00 , the Southeast branch on Watervliet Avenue will close from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Oct. 31.

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This branch is right across from Dayton Public School’s Belmont High School.

Dayton Metro Library Executive Director Jeffrey Trzeciak said there have been several fights at this location among teens during the last two years, but the most recent one was dramatic.

“We had a significant incident involving around three hundred teens,” Trzeciak said.

Joan Barber said she saw the fight break out.

“These kids came running out, it’s a fight, it’s a fight and they all came out screaming out the door and someone said they had a knife,” Barber said.

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