Video of Manchester high school girls fighting emerges, shocks parents
Parents’ are ‘disgusted’ as shocking footage of pupils punching, kicking, and pulling one another’s hair in the classroom and playground at their all-girls school as other children look on laughing is shared on social media
- Video has emerged of two students from Fairfield High School for Girls fighting
- A concerned mother said she was ‘shocked and disgusted’ after seeing the video
- The videos, shared on social media, show the girls fighting inside a classroom
- Another clip shows the students fighting at nearby Droylsden school last week
A concerned mother said she is ‘shocked and disgusted’ after seeing social media video of girls fighting at her daughter’s school.
The footage, shared on social media by a concerned parent, shows the girls from Fairfield High School for Girls, in Manchester, punching and kicking each other.
Two separate incidents were filmed, one inside a classroom showing students looking in laughter and filming it with their phones, and the other at nearby Droylsden school last week.
The mother of a Year 7 pupil, who wished to remain anonymous, said the incidents need highlighting.
She said: ‘My daughter was sent them on her phone, she doesn’t know the girls but she knows who some of them are.
‘She showed it to me and I just thought it was shocking and disgusting that this is going on there and it makes me worried about her safety going there each day.
‘I have been thinking about whether I should move her, but I’m not sure whether it would be the same at another school.’
The mother-of-three, whose other children are still at primary school, says she’s disappointed as she had such a good impression of the school at the open evening before her daughter started there.
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She said: ‘They told us about how they don’t tolerate any bullying there and how children have to stand up for teachers when they walk in the room. I thought that was a good idea as it helps to instill manners and respect.’
‘We were also told that the girls are allowed to take phones to school but they must be put away once they’re in school or else they will be confisacted. That’s obviously not happening because these videos show how they’re filming each other when this is going on.’
It’s not the first incident to concern parents of children at the school, last July a 13-year-old girl was arrested there after reports of a pupil armed with a knife.
Parents’ are ‘disgusted’ after shocking footage emerges of pupils punching, kicking, and pulling one another’s hair. One video, shared on social media, shows students from the all-girls school fighting in a classroom as other students look on in laughter and film it on their phones
Another incident shows students from Fairfield High School for Girls, in Manchester engage in a fight at nearby Droylsden school last week. The concerned mother said that her daughter was sent the videos. She said: ‘it makes me worried about her safety going there each day’
A concerned parent said he knew nothing of the incident until his daughter told him after school.
Headteacher Brendan Hesketh, who is leaving Fairfield at the end of this term to take up a headship role at another secondary school, said he was ‘aware that unacceptable behaviour relating to our pupils has been published on social media and reported’ by local media and described the footage as an ‘unfair representation’ of the wider school.
He said, in a statement to the Manchester Evening News: ‘We are not allowed to comment directly on any incident but we do want you to know that this has been dealt with and has been treated with the seriousness it clearly deserves.
Headteacher of Brendan Hesketh of Fairfield High School for Girls said he was ‘aware that unacceptable behaviour relating to our pupils and described the footage as an ‘unfair representation’ of the wider school
‘Incidents of this nature are extremely rare but pupils, parents and carers at Fairfield do know that if they do occur they will be dealt with swiftly.
‘Pupil safety will always come first. If anyone has a concern they wish to raise regarding the unacceptable conduct of any pupil we would urge them to contact us directly.’
Mr Hesketh added: ‘Behaviour like this is an unfair representation of our much larger pupil body, hugely supportive parents/carers and excellent staff. Children and young people nationally are increasingly using social media to share content – both positive and negative – and we do work with our pupils to educate them about online safety and social responsibility, including the potential implications of sharing inappropriate content.
He added: ‘We are not allowed to comment directly on any incident but we do want you to know that this has been dealt with and has been treated with the seriousness it clearly deserves
‘We have nearly one thousand pupils in our school and generally girls from Fairfield are known for their exemplary conduct and behaviour.’
The school’s ‘mission’ is shared on its website and makes it clear what is expected of pupils, saying: ‘We have very high expectations of behaviour and appearance reflecting excellent standards in the classroom.
‘We believe outstanding academic success and personal development are complimentary. We pride ourselves on achieving excellence in a caring environment.’
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