Father claims fight club at Nambour State College after footage of son being punch

A Sunshine Coast father claims a “fight club” culture is running rampant in a Queensland school as footage emerges of his son being punched in the head. WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE

A Sunshine Coast father says his 14-year-old son, who was punched in the head earlier this week, will now be homeschooled following a spate of alleged incidents on school grounds.

The Sunshine Coast father, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Courier-Mail his 14-year-old son was assaulted by a 16-year-old student at Nambour State College on Wednesday afternoon.

Sickening footage of the alleged attack shows the 14-year-old step down from a ledge before he is struck in the face by another student.

But the alleged victim’s father claims this is the fourth “premeditated” incident on school grounds in the past 18 months.

The latest attack within the grounds of Nambour State College. Source: Supplied

“I have been to the school several times and still nothing has changed,” he said.

“(My son) is too scared to go to school, too scared to go to the (school) bathrooms because that’s where these kids hangout.”

He claims there is a “pack-mentality” but that two students in the “fight club” have physically attacked his son.

The Sunshine Coast father said the latest incident occurred in front of about 20 students about 1:30pm on Wednesday, March 20.

“(The 16-year-old) punched my son square in the face … it was a dog act,” he said.

“(My son) rang me straight away, he jumped the school fence and left (after the alleged incident).”

The father claims the 16-year-old student is “known to police”.

The 14-year-old will now be homeschooled. Picture: Supplied.

He said even if the two problem students were expelled, there is an “organised fight club” culture that exists on social media platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat.

“The whole school needs to change the culture around how they deal with this sort of thing … they don’t practice what they preach,” he said.

The father said he planned to reach out to a lawyer with his 14-year-old son now homeschooled.

“Clearly hiding the crime rate in the school is more important than teaching students,” he said.

A Department of Education spokesman said: “All concerns raised around bullying and student behaviour at Nambour State College are taken seriously”.

“In line with the school’s code of conduct, appropriate consequences relating to this incident have been applied,” he said.

“Specific information about individual students cannot be provided for privacy reasons.”

The spokesman said: “Nambour State College is continuing to address matters of concern raised by the student’s family and is continuing to offer ongoing support”.

“Any students or families with concerns are encouraged to report incidents of inappropriate behaviour relating to their school to the school principal.

“All Queensland state schools are required to have a Student Code of Conduct that explicitly details how the school will work to prevent and respond to violence, bullying and cyber-bullying.”