HUDSON, Ohio -- Many in Hudson, particularly students, have been outraged at the firing of the Hudson High School principal Roger Howard, NewsChannel5 reported.

The school board voted not to renew Howard's contract at a school board meeting this week.

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Police Dash Cam Hudson Walkout

So far, the decision has created such a stir in the community that students decided to walk out of school on Tuesday. Today, the students said they are planning another demonstration.

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Meanwhile, police are standing behind their actions to control the crowd the day of the walkout although they have spurred controversy. WEWS video shows students being pepper-sprayed.

Hundreds of students left the high school and marched over to the superintendent's office with the hope of getting their principal's job back.

Police said the dash cam video shows that what started out as a peaceful demonstration turned into chaos when one student climbed into a tree.

Police said when the student was arrested, other students charged at them. That's when they say they were forced to use pepper spray to calm them down.

Police at the scene also called in backup from area police departments.

In addition, police said the students were throwing snowballs and yelling before things got out of control. They said they had no choice but to take action.

NewsChannel5 and NewsNet5 will have the latest on the demonstration. Be sure to check back often.