I must be clueless: a territory?
Me too.
15 students involved in the fights - which started between girls
I don't get this. Girls have 'turf'? As in gangs?
Maybe society is uglier than I imagined.
Do you remember in high school.. the Jocks, the Heads, the Nerds, the Rednecks?
Each had territories and exclusive members and lingo and a particular subculture.
The Jocks had a subculture of preppy chicks and cheerleaders.
The Heads had a subculture of clandestine dopers.
The Nerds had a subculture of computer freaks and oriental kids.
The Rednecks had the four-by-fours and guns and dogs.
These kids have their social niches all defined, the introduction
of another group of varigated groups offsets their social balance.
These kids are being expected to absorb a whole mass of others
who have an established identity of their own but who did not establish
that identity within the host group.
Only a fool would expect no conflicts.
Gang dominated territory I believe.