Jones Beach State Park was briefly closed Thursday afternoon after several fights broke out among a large crowd of teenagers.

An official told News 12 Long Island an unsanctioned “Senior Cut Day” by high schoolers in Queens and Nassau counties triggered the altercations.

Nassau County aviation and several law enforcement agencies, including state park police, began dispersing the crowd while restricting access to the area.

There were no serious injuries reported or arrests made among the crowd of about 500 teenagers. Long Beach closed its beaches preemptively last week after word of a similar senior skip day began spreading.

A 16-year-old teen was shot last June near a LIRR station in Long Beach during a senior skip day that drew roughly 2,000 teens.

Officials said the beach would

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