This occured during my senior year at Robt. E. Lee and my memories are a little sketchy. I'd welcome anyone elses memories of this event.
The riots occured in October of '75 in the parking field across from the school on Beverlyhill St.. The field was a drug market where students gathered as early as an hour before school to party. HPD undercover narcotics officers had been "staking out" the field for several weeks since school had started that September. They also placed several undercover (dressed up to look like school students) in the field to purchase drugs--which they did.
Several drug busts were made that October in the field including one bust of a 16 year old boy selling pezz candy LSD. After one of the busts several students began to attack one of the police cars. It had it's windows broken by rocks, etc. Several arrests of students were made.
Ultimately the drug busts succeeded in stopping the drug use and selling in the empty dirt lot parking field. The field is now part of the parking lot for Pappasitos Mexican Restaurant on Richmond.
Actually the bust and the riot took place in October 1974. The 16 year old was arrested with several other people the week before. The very next week, the police came back and arrested some more people. Right after that is when the other students attacked them.
Robert E. Lee High School At 6529 Beverly Hill Ln.
in Katy and Points West
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Actually the bust and the riot took place in October 1974. The 16 year old was arrested with several other people the week before. The very next week, the police came back and arrested some more people. Right after that is when the other students attacked them.