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Five West Coast students have been disciplined after breaking into another school and assaulting a girl in the middle of a class.
Greymouth High School Principal Andy England said the “terrible event” occurred at John Paul II High School on Tuesday and was reportedly sparked by an “offensive” post on social media.
Five high school students from Greymouth High School went to John Paul II and two girls assaulted a student there, he said.
A boy filmed the assault and posted it on social media. Everyone involved was 14 or 15 years old.
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Greymouth High and John Paul II students generally get along, says the Greymouth High principal.
England said the two girls who assaulted John Paul II’s student were immediately suspended, while the other three were removed.
A professor of John Paul II tried to intervene, but the victim suffered facial injuries in the attack.
“It is the subject of a police investigation, but I understand that it is related to an offensive post on social media.”
He understood that charges had been brought against two girls and that they would appear in Juvenile Court.
England said he had visited John Paul II High School to apologize to the students and staff who witnessed the “strange event.”
She had also spoken to the victim’s mother, who told her that her daughter was shaken but physically fine and that she would return to school next week.
“It was a horrible event and my condolences go out to her.
“What affected me deeply was that the classroom should be a safe space like a wharenui, a church or a hospital. It’s a place where you have to feel safe. “
Greymouth High had a good relationship with John Paul II and his students got along well, England said.
“I don’t think it’s a fair reflection of our school or the relationship between the two schools… they are on the same sports teams and go to the same ball and there has never been a fight.
“We are working hard to make sure … it remains unique,” he said.
The director of John Paul II has been contacted for comment.
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Two girls from Greymouth High School have been suspended for assaulting a girl at another school. (File photo)
