IT’S an extra-curricular activity not condoned by any school.
But judging by a very public display at a Mandurah park this morning, it appears fight club is back.
Captured on camera by a member of the public, footage showing two boys fighting in full school uniform with up to 20 students watching on has again given rise to concerns about the dubious activity.
The John Tonkin College students were gathered on Park Road about 8.30am with the fight breaking out near the BMX track.
Two boys threw punches at each other while onlookers cheered them on.
“Don’t video it; you’ll get in trouble."
- Mandurah student
At one point a boy can be heard warning others not to film the incident.
“Don’t video it; you’ll get in trouble,” the boy said.
The woman filming the fight was threatened by members of the group.
“We’ll smash your phone you f*****g b***h,” one boy said.
John Tonkin College principal Kim Savins said the school would investigate the incident.
“While this occurred before school and off school grounds, we take this behaviour very seriously and will certainly review the evidence and take action,” Ms Savins said.
“It is important that parents reinforce positive behaviour messages and we will work with the students and their parents on this.
“Fights between students have always happened and, while not condoned, the uploading and publication of videos is a recent phenomenon that we are trying to stamp out to discourage this kind of behavior.”
The video has been passed on to police.
