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Six students had their enrolment at Waverley College cancelled after a spat between year 7 and year 9 students turned ugly.
In a statement, principal Graham Leddie said what happened was “unacceptable on every level”.
It began when a group of year 7 students threw fruit and water at a group of year 9 students during a lunch break.
“The year 9s responded completely disproportionately to students who were two years younger than they were and it got out of hand,” Leddie said.
“Most of the students that were attacked had nothing to do with provoking the year 9s and were innocent victims.
“What started as some silly behaviour turned into assault and humiliation type behaviours.”
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In a statement, the school said it had become aware of the bullying in late October and had begun speaking to students involved the next morning.
Those who had “actively participated” in the bullying were expelled.
The school said it had immediately facilitated psychologist check-ins and care sessions for “all students involved” and would continue to do so.
“The College moved quickly and sent a clear message that whether we treat someone with respect or disrespect – there will always be a corresponding outcome that they are responsible for,” the statement read.
“The choice is up to each person to determine what outcome they want their actions to have, and they must live with the consequences of that.”
