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Kindergarten pickup was a little more eventful than usual at Donlon Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon, with some families seeing the aftermath of a fight between two men in the parking lot minutes earlier.
Pleasanton police Lt. Nicholas Albert confirmed two men who knew each other got into a physical altercation in the staging area in front of the school, and both were arrested and booked into Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.
“There was no disruption to school activities, nor any danger posed to students or staff,” Albert told the Weekly on Thursday. He added that no weapon was involved in the fight.
The incident occurred prior to the kindergarten pickup window at the school on Dorman Road in the Val Vista neighborhood, with a bystander parent calling police at around 12:50 p.m. to report a fight going on, according to Albert. Donlon lists a 1:05 p.m. release time for all kindergarteners on Wednesdays on its website.
“Pleasanton police were called and responded to resolve the situation without further incident, a fire engine also arrived as part of their normal emergency medical technical response,” said Patrick Gannon, director of communication for Pleasanton Unified School District. “It is important for all of us to model appropriate behavior for our students.”
Both men were taken into custody on suspicion of disturbing the peace, Albert said. The names of the arrestees were not released.
