FRESNO, Calif. – Several people are facing criminal charges after the family of a 12-year-old boy in Fresno’s Cooper Academy stormed into the school and confronted the child’s alleged bullies.

The mother, step-mother and sister of the boy, along with “three carloads of people,” arrived at an after-school event at Cooper Academy’s cafeteria March 17, where they confronted two girls – 12- and 13-year-olds, ABC 30 reports.

Media reports did not include the names of anyone involved.

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The women told police the girls had bullied their son repeatedly for months, and they had repeatedly relayed their concerns to school officials, who they did not believe made any meaningful effort to resolve the situation.

In the cafeteria, an altercation ensued in front of about 100 witnesses and the two girls received a few scuffs, but no serious injuries, police told the Fresno Bee.

Fresno Police Lt. Joe Gomez told the Bee the 15-year-old daughter of one of the women assaulted an adult and another relative may have tangled with a school official.

The boy’s mother and step-mother, ages 29 and 33, were arrested on suspicion of felony conspiracy and misdemeanor cruelty to a child, according to the Associated Press.

Police also arrested the bullied boy and his sister.

“The 15-year-old sister was arrested for the felony charge of conspiracy, and also she assaulted a school official who was trying to break it up – probably pushed her back or punched her – and the little boy was also arrested for the conspiracy charge,” Gomez told ABC 30.

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“He wasn’t involved in the fight, but clearly he pointed out the two teenagers that were allegedly causing him problems.”

The two women told police there was pushing and shoving in the cafeteria, but it wasn’t by them. They also said there is video footage of the incident that will back up their claims.

Police are still investigating the altercation.

“There are a lot of witnesses to contact,” Gomez told the Bee.

Some parents who spoke with ABC 30 said they didn’t care for how the mothers addressed the bullying, but they certainly understand their frustrations.

“I’ve been in a situation where my daughter was getting bullied, and I requested over and over for something to be done, and nothing’s ever done,” parent Michelle Balladarez said.

Others who commented online felt the same way.

“This could have been avoided if the school had taken prompt action about the bullying–which had gone on for months. What the mothers did is wrong, but understandable given the school’s lack of action. Now it is the bullied kid who is in trouble – ridiculous,” grumpy1 posted to ABC 30.

Others thought the government school system, with powerful teachers unions, are the root of problems like this in public schools.

“Think about it, you rarely see these types of conflicts escalate to this level in private or charter schools. Principals can deal with troublemakers, teachers can teach instead of playing the role of parent,” WheresTracksuitAlSharpton wrote.

“Government schools with their politically correct policies and iron clad public teacher unions are the problem. Parents need to wake up and consider taking their share of public education funding and making a change to charter or private schools.”

The Fresno Unified School District issued a statement about the arrests:

“Fresno Unified School District takes these incidents very seriously. The safety and security of our students and staff is our top priority.

“We applaud the efforts of the school’s safety and security team that prevented the matter from escalating further and the Fresno Police Department for investigating and arresting suspects in connection with the incident. Fresno Unified is currently investigating the incident to determine any possible disciplinary action.

“In an event where disciplinary action is required, the District follows a specific process as outlined by California Education code.”