Violent brawl, knife incident outside N.B. high school prompt RCMP investigation
CBC
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Alarmed parents are calling on school officials to do more to protect their kids after a series of violent fights outside Oromocto High School on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident occurred across the street from the school at noon hour, RCMP say.
It involved multiple students, one of whom pulled out a knife and slashed another student, and was apparently watched and filmed by dozens of cheering onlookers.
In an email to parents Tuesday, principal Kevin Inch said the incident "involved a knife," which "resulted in minor injuries to two students."
Inch assured parents that the school "took the appropriate measures" and that "student safety is not at risk."
But parents said they are feeling anything but reassured.
They said incidents such as Tuesday's melee have been regular occurrences since the start of the school year, and the level of violence is escalating. They want the school to do something about it.
"Mr. Inch referred to the student as having 'minor injuries'. This is incorrect," parent Elizabeth Lees told CBC News.
"There were four fights that day, only one with a knife. There were fights the week before, the week before that and the week before that."
Parent Katrina Houghton voiced the same concerns.
Houghton said she has seen videos of Oromocto High School students being beaten up because of their hairstyle, students who've had teeth knocked out and, in the videos of Tuesday's incident, having their head stomped on.
She contacted the school at the beginning of the year when the first fights happened, she said.
She was assured that there is an RCMP officer stationed at the school and that the school was "really safe."
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