Student taken to hospital following Tablelands school violence
Tensions reached boiling point at a Far North high school this morning when out-of-control students reportedly came to blows in the schoolyard.
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TENSIONS reached boiling point at Mareeba State High School this morning when out-of-control students reportedly came to blows in the schoolyard.
A concerned parent who has two children at the school reported classrooms were in “lockdown” following clashes between students.
“I think the school will have a good hold on it but there was a bit of mayhem,” she said.
“There was racial comment being thrown around yesterday and it started again today.
“Teachers are not letting anyone out of the classroom and they are in lockdown.”
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman confirmed one person had been taken to Mareeba Hospital in a stable condition at 11.59am.
Senior constable Aleda Day of the Mareeba police said “there has been a disturbance (but) all parties have been separated and police are investigating”.
Education Queensland has been contacted for comment.
Originally published as Student taken to hospital following Tablelands school violence
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