Student nude photo scandal rocks Sarina State High School

The mass “air-dropping” of a teen’s naked photos and a Year 7 girl “flogged” by older peers are among the sick new claims at a school still reeling from viral brutal bashing videos.

Fresh allegations nude photos of a teen girl, taken under duress, were then air-dropped to others, and of more violence at a Queensland high school have surfaced after videos of brutal student fights went viral.

It follows the release of multiple clips by an unnamed Sarina State High student, who exposed what has since been dubbed the ‘Fight Club’ online amid his claims the school “might as well put a boxing ring in so there (would) be less blood”.

A Sarina region mother, who asked this publication to protect her identity, has since come forward to detail extreme behaviour and violence her daughter has allegedly witnessed since enrolling at the school earlier this year.

“On her first day at this school in her very first period, the police barged into the classroom and demanded everyone’s mobile phones and they said, ‘If you don’t … we will forcefully take (them)’,” the mother claimed

Sarina State High School has been rocked by allegations of violence and bullying.

“The reasoning for it was, one of the girls in (my daughter’s) grade … an older boy in particular had threatened to kill her family if she didn’t send him nudes.

“So, she (did).

“And he had air-dropped it to everyone in the school that morning.

“That was the first issue that we’d had, and an indication that the school wasn’t great.”

The mother further alleged two Year 10 students had “flog(ged) the sh*t out of” a Year 7 girl who then required paramedic attention.

She also said bullies relentlessly taunted her daughter for having itchy bites and being “fat”.

“I’m here having to reassure her that she’s not,” the mother said.

Mum claims response was ‘f---ing useless’

The mother claimed she tried asking the school to step in but they “just dismissed it”.

She said the school said “you need to give me the opportunity to fix it”, and she said, “You’re f---ing useless’.”

She claimed she tried but failed on multiple occasions to secure a sit-down meeting with the school’s principal.

“You can never got hold of her, I’ve asked that many times (for her) to call me back,” the mother said.

“I’ve never laid eyes on her.”

The mother further alleged the school was forced into lockdown in mid-October with four police crews arriving after a child allegedly brought a knife on the grounds.

A student at Sarina State High School in Queensland has spoken out about the violence plaguing their schoolyard.

“The kids were told (by police) that weapons weren’t acceptable,” the mother said.

She said violence had become normalised at the school with teachers showing “no urgency” to break-up fights.

“The kids there are very ballsy, they’re not afraid of consequences,” she said.

“The school has absolutely lost control.”

School, police respond to wild new claims

A Department of Education spokesman did not refute the allegations regarding the air-dropped nudes or the bathroom bashing, but said the alleged lockdown in mid-October did not occur.

“There were no lockdowns, intruders or incidents involving weapons at Sarina SHS in the week of 17 to 21 October,” the spokesman said.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman also stated there was no lockdown.

“(Regarding) the distribution of images, police made inquiries in response to an alleged incident, however, no offence was detected by police and no formal complaint was received,” the QPS spokeswoman said.

A student at Sarina State High School in Queensland has spoken out about the violence plaguing their schoolyard.

A day later however, the DOE spokesman stated student behaviour regarding a nude photo “instance” was “unacceptable”.

“Students involved were dealt with appropriately in line with the school’s Student Code of Conduct,” the DOE spokesman said.

“No further details can be provided due to student privacy issues.”

This publication requested a response from Sarina SHS principal Jane Grieger but did not receive one.

‘We need to support our principals and teachers’

Sarina SHS P & C Association president George Williams submitted her own statement.

“Our incredible staff at Sarina State High School are absolutely committed to giving our students the best education possible … (and) creating an environment where students can learn and grow without fear of physical, verbal, emotional threatening behaviour,” Ms Williams said.

She said staff took a zero-tolerance approach to “unacceptable” violence, bullying or threatening behaviour and this was taught to students.

A student at Sarina State High School in Queensland has spoken out about the violence plaguing their schoolyard.

“(The staff) take every action possible and necessary to deal with and effectively address these behaviours and as a parent community, we are in full support of them,” she said.

“It is my belief that as a community we need to support our principals and teachers.

“Our Principal, and her staff are exceptional at what they do.

“You can see their passion and commitment to our school on display at our school on a daily basis.”

Student ‘personally disgusted’ about spotlight on school

Another Sarina SHS Year 9 student also contacted this publication to state they were “personally disgusted” at the “negative light” shone on her school.

“What is so surprising about there being fights?” they wrote.

“Every high school has fights, our school’s just the only one that has been spread about.”

This publication last year revealed student fights were common at several Mackay region high schools after footage was uploaded to social media.

The student said Sarina SHS staff quickly defused situations to prevent "any major casualties and were doing their best to make this school a safe learning environment”.

“To be completely honest, I haven’t met a single student who doesn’t feel safe here,” they said.

The DOE spokesman said Sarina SHS offered students support via having a full-time guidance officer, school-based police officers and youth-health nurses, year level coordinators, a school leadership team, engaging in the Resilience Project, and implementing the Positive Behaviour for Learning framework.

A student at Sarina State High School in Queensland has spoken out about the violence plaguing their schoolyard.

“Processes for staff reporting poor behaviour and inappropriate use of technology are directly taught through lessons at assemblies, year parades, staff meetings, and during classes,” the spokesman said, adding staff did not hesitate to involve the police where “appropriate”.

“Students and caregivers with concerns are strongly recommended to report cases of bullying or misconduct to their school principal in the first instance, or their closes DOE regional office if unsatisfied with outcomes at a school level,” he said.

‘Proactive’ and ‘crime prevention’ support: Police

The QPS spokeswoman said police investigated all complaints regarding both the production and or distribution of child exploitation images, and encouraged parents to be vigilant, talk with their children and contact police if they believed a “child in their care has been a victim”.

She also said Mackay police had two school-based police officers in program providing “proactive” and “crime prevention” support to North Mackay, Pioneer, Mackay, Mackay Northern Beaches, Mirani and Sarina State High Schools as well as Calen District College.

“We estimate (to have) around 7000 kids,” she said.

Education Minister Grace Grace, in spruiking new multimillion dollar projects at public schools this week, said “the Palaszczuk Government (was) committed to making sure Queensland state schools get a world-class education”.