Link: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/24/kfif-f24.html

Their alleged offense: defending themselves after a police chief, not in uniform, physically assaulted students. The police assault has provoked mass outrage in the community and throughout the country. A Change.org petition demanding the resignation of Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree, who was captured on video choking a young female student, has exceeded 7,800 signatures as of this writing.

Students led a peaceful protest. The police chief showed up in plain clothes and assaulted two students. (Quakertown, PA - 02/20/26)

In PA, the statutory time limit to hold them without charges does not include weekends/holidays. They'll see the judge today.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/quakertown-students-arrested-police-chief-20260224.html

I had a local cop admit that as a strategy. When they want to make a point regardless whether there are valid charges, sometimes they can time it so you’re stuck in jail over a weekend or holiday

You can beat the charge but you can’t beat the ride.