Prior to the school week starting it was announced that lengthy suspensions had been meted out to students involved in clashes at the school.
Acting Executive Principal Barbara O'Brien also confirmed that non-students entering the school had contributed to the conflict.
“Further disciplinary actions will be considered as police investigations are progressed,” she said.
“These investigations include the participation of individuals from outside the school who came onto our grounds following incidents that occurred outside the school and had no relationship to our school.”
In a letter Ms O'Brien sought to reassure parents and students and said staff had worked through the weekend with the Department of Education and Training to ensure that all appropriate actions have been taken to enable a return to a safe and calm school environment.
“The department is fully supporting the school with its considerable resources and expertise and has asked senior staff to be in attendance with us during this coming week.The school is also receiving the support of all appropriate community organisations, including our police service,” she said.
While Ms O'Brien said it was inappropriate for any school to detail disciplinary actions taken involving individual perpetrators of these kind of incidents, heavy sanctions had been applied immediately, including suspension from school for all of this week.
Additional actions that will be in place include:
● The provision of extra teachers to support all students to return to learning;
● Additional support staff, including specialist Student Support Service staff who have expertise in ensuring student wellbeing; and
● Additional security to prevent any unauthorised entry into the school.
