Videos of fights at Bellarine Secondary College emerge after vicious beach assault

Disturbing footage of schoolyard fights at a Geelong high school has come to light just days after students were allegedly involved in a vicious attack near Portarlington beach. WARNING: GRAPHIC.

More footage of shocking schoolyard incidents at Bellarine Secondary College has come to light.

More footage of shocking schoolyard fights involving Bellarine Secondary College students has emerged, including a video where two girls brutally attack each other in front of peers who appear blasé by the entire incident.

The education department again failed to directly respond to questions about what action the school was taking to address violence among students, saying only that it was “appropriate”.

The disturbing videos come after a young girl was viciously bashed by BSC students in Portarlington on January 27, with witnesses filming the assault and allegedly sharing it among students.

One video shows two girls brawling near students’ lockers at the Drysdale campus.

The girls throw multiple punches with both shouting “you f--king c--t”.

They continue to attack each other before a teacher attempts to intervene, saying: “Girls, girls, stop it, girls, that is enough.”

The teacher says “hands off each other” and pulls one of the girls away.

A second video captures a boy holding a student up against a wall before punching his head.

He throws his victim to the side before pushing him the ground.

“Don’t chat s--t all right, about anybody,” he tells the victim.

“You got it, all right, you got it.”

The victim quietly replies “yes”.

The vision, which is captioned “feeling great about sending my boy here”, then shows two students start to brawl in what appears to be the school’s bathroom.

A third video, filmed on a school bus, captures a boy brutally hit another student in the back of the head with a school bag.

Students can be heard laughing in the background following the shocking assault.

The footage was posted to a Bellarine community noticeboard on Facebook.

A spokeswoman from the department said: “These incidents do not reflect the behaviour of the vast majority of students at Bellarine Secondary College.

“The school’s leadership has acted appropriately in taking disciplinary action and offering wellbeing support to students.”

Child and adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg said posting schoolyard assaults to social media can lead to “normalising, sanitising and glamorising violence”.

“These videos can be humiliating and re-traumatising for those filmed, potentially causing long-term negative impacts on their emotional and mental wellbeing,” he said.

“Sharing these recordings can lead to more violence or retaliation and sometimes encourage ongoing fighting.”

A spokesman for the eSafety Commissioner, Australia’s independent regulator for online safety, said it regularly received cyber-bullying reports about school fight videos being posted to social media.

“Sometimes these videos involve willing participants in a kind of Fight Club-style scenario, but they can also involve children who are unwilling victims of unprovoked physical attacks,” he said.

School principal Wayne Johannesen this week told parents the safety of students and staff was his top priority.

“The college is activating appropriate measures in accordance with our school’s student wellbeing and engagement policy, and is working closely with students, their families/carers and relevant authorities to ensure all issues are resolved,” he said.

Originally published as Videos of fights at Bellarine Secondary College emerge after vicious beach assault