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Recent violent fights between school students in Grande Prairie appear to be organized by adults, RCMP and a local school board are warning parents.

Two organized fights in parking lots sparked a letter to parents Friday from Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools superintendent Karl Germann after a request from local police. Neither of the fights occurred on the school board’s property, but one was in a well-lit local school parking lot, the letter said.

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Both of the fights occurred at night with cars forming a circle around the area as many people surrounded to watch, Germann said.

“Two adults appear to be organizing the fights. The fight is pre-arranged, the location and time is selected and certain students are invited to the fight,” Germann said in the letter. “Cars form a circle and turn on their lights. The fight then occurs and is videotaped. The two fights were intense and injuries were severe. One student was recently hospitalized.”