Port Augusta Secondary School student, 16, refuses to return to school after brutal bashing

A student at a troubled regional school is too scared to return to class after a brutal bashing on school grounds left him concussed and terrified of leaving the house.

A student at Port Augusta Secondary School has refused to return to school after a brutal bashing by a fellow student left him with concussion and almost shattered his cheekbone.

The 16-year-old boy, who was attacked on February 21, says he is too scared to go back amid fears he will be targeted again.

During the attack, the boy, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation, was punched in the head from behind before being pushed over a retaining wall and hit several more times.

The boy’s father told The Advertiser his son had suffered post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the incident and did not feel safe leaving the house on his own.

“Enough is enough,” he said. “Somebody’s going to end up dead.”

This 16-year-old student at Port Augusta Secondary School is too scared to return to school. Picture: Supplied

Video of a fight between students. Picture: Supplied

The father said he flagged threats made to his son in the weeks before the attack but police and Port Augusta Secondary School took no action.

“My son can’t even go down the street on his own,” he said.

The father said violence had continued at the school despite the installation of CCTV and the use of security guards.

“They’ve had nothing but issues,” he said.

“These kids are still going at it. Cameras aren’t going to keep the kids safe.”

He also said escalating violence on the town’s streets was being “dragged into the school”.

“It’s just got to stop. Kids shouldn’t be doing this,” he said.

On Friday, The Advertiser revealed students at Port Augusta Secondary School were being “stomped on” during fights.

“The school is f**ked,” one student said.

In February, parents of another student who was the victim of a vicious attack told The Advertiser they had warned the school about a potential fight before the incident.

Videos of fights, which appear to be planned, have been posted to several social media accounts in recent months.

An Education Department spokeswoman said the student who assaulted the 16-year-old had been “excluded” from the school for the maximum period of 10 weeks.

She said the school met with the victim’s family on “numerous occasions” before the attack but “despite their efforts an assault did occur”.

She said the excluded student would be required to undergo counselling before being allowed to return to school.

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