If John Belushi taught us anything, it’s that several people flinging food from one side of a cafeteria to the next is sure to be a hilarious romp. West Springfield High School Principal Paul A. Wardinski, however, begs to differ.

Earlier this week, Wardinski threatened to cancel the school’s senior prom and class trip after an “extremely disruptive and dangerous food fight” broke out in the school’s cafeteria on May 11:

Students hurled raw eggs and partially-filled water bottles. Tables and chairs were flipped. It took janitors and students more than eight hours to clean up and sanitize the cafeteria.

The massive food fight at West Springfield High School last week involved more than 100 students and sent several times that number running for the cafeteria exits in a “mass exodus,” according to a letter to school parents written by Principal Paul A. Wardinski.

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“It was ‘raining food’ from one end of the cafeteria to the other,” Wardinski wrote.

More than 600 students charged out of the cafeteria and many of them tripped, slipped and fell. During the fight, a student pulled a fire alarm, which “contributed to the chaos and anxiety,” the letter said.

Police were called, minor injuries were reported, and Dean Wormer Principal Wardinski mourned the waste of several irreplaceable chicken patties. Eventually, the principal relented, agreeing to restore the activities if the students — even the ones who simply watched the raw eggs fly — take part in community service day. So much for double secret probation.