DID P.A. Cause a problem at M&A in May 1970?

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According to a Daily News article, on May 13, 1970, there was a disturbance at the High School of Music & Art, that might have been caused by Performing Arts students. The Castle was closed early because of it. (I've retyped the section of the article concerning M&A so it can be easily read).

Daily News Newspaper, Thurs, May 14, 1970, pg. 34

​8 City High Schools Hit
​By Protests; 2 Are Shut
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​Thousands of high school students engaged in anti-war protests at eight schools throughout the city yesterday, with the majority of demonstrations reported to be peaceful.
 
However, two schools, the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan and Thomas Jefferson in Brooklyn were closed early after trouble broke out.

Augusta Made a Theme

Officials at Thomas Jefferson High School at Pennsylvania and Dumont Aves., closed the building after “student demonstrations started to get out of hand,” according to reports to the Board of Education. Earlier, about 1,000 students had conducted a peaceful assembly program to discuss the riots in Augusta, Ga., where six black men died.

The High School of Music and Art, at Convent Ave. and 135th St., was closed at 10:30 after about 250 students from the School for Performing Arts, 120 W. 46th St., invaded the building and began pushing teachers and students. School system officials could not say whether or not the incident was related to the anti-war demonstrations.​

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The rest of the article talks about disruptions at George Washington High School in Washington Heights, student suspensions and Board of Education compromises.

I attended M&A from 1968 through 1971 but I hadn't heard about P.A. coming to the school. Do you know anything about this event?

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