HILO, Hawaii — A letter sent Tuesday to parents of Keaau High School students says "more suspensions and/or arrests are expected to occur this week" in connection with multiple fights on Oct. 28.

The letter from acting principal Ron Jarvis said that school officials and police will go through security camera footage and witness statements in an attempt to identify who "instigated and/or encouraged the fights." The letter said that those students will also be disciplined.

"There is footage, so there will possibly be more kids arrested or suspended, and that will possibly go on for the next few days," Jarvis said yesterday.

Asked how many students were suspended, he did not go into specifics, saying there were "multiple" suspensions and "maybe at this point there are a couple pending."

Jarvis declined a Tribune-Herald request for a copy of the security video, citing security and confidentiality concerns.

He said a parent's report that a student's nose was broken and teeth damaged in the morning-recess fracas was not true.

"I talked to the mom of the child that was probably the worst (victim) and didn't have anything like the teeth or nose (broken) or anything like that," he said.

Police said Sunday that 17 students were arrested and 11 charged with assault, disorderly conduct or both after officers were called to the campus three times that morning.

Jarvis said he did not know the condition of a 31-year-old security guard that police said complained of pain after attempting to break up the initial melee. Jarvis said he was unaware of any students or school personnel requiring medical attention beyond the school's health office.

Jarvis' letter noted that "the vast majority" of students on campus were not involved in the altercations and "followed school lockdown directives in a safe and expedient manner." He also commended school personnel for "an excellent job of moving students into secure areas during the campus lockdowns."