Assumption College, Kilmore students suspended and expelled over alleged whipping incident
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Shocking reason 21 students were expelled and suspended from a Catholic school as video of their alleged violent behavior circulates among horrified parents
- Students at a Catholic school in northern Victoria allegedly harassed their classmates
- Three students were expelled, 18 suspended for their role in the alleged incident
- The victims, all reportedly in the year 10, were allegedly restrained and whipped.
- The school principal has said they need to ‘double down’ efforts to keep students safe.
Students at a Catholic school in Victoria have been suspended or expelled after they were allegedly caught on camera holding down their classmates and whipping them.
Three students have been expelled from Assumption College in Kilmore, north Melbourne, while 18 have been suspended for their role in the alleged hazing of a group of Year 10 students, a school spokesperson has confirmed.
Asunción College charges $8,807 for year 10 students, while interns in the same year pay up to $34,000 in addition to tuition.
Footage of the hazing incident circulated on social media, showing classmates of the alleged victims cheering for the brutality.
Several students from Assumption College (pictured above) in Kilmore, northern Victoria, have been expelled, while 18 have been suspended for their involvement in an alleged brutal incident of hazing.
Assumption College Principal Kate Fogarty issued a statement on November 15 to parents condemning the alleged behavior.
“Many of you may be aware that over the past few days we have been responding to a serious incident of disrespectful, harassing and (allegedly) physically aggressive behavior by a group of students,” Ms. Fogarty said.
‘This type of behavior goes completely against the values, ethos and beliefs of Assumption College and will not be tolerated.
‘While we work hard to make our expectations clear to all students, this incident has singled us out to redouble our efforts.
“Please be assured that the safety and well-being of each student in our care is our highest priority.”
Principal Kate Fogarty (pictured above) issued a statement on November 15 to condemn the behavior.
Both the police and the electronic security commissioner were immediately contacted by the school and footage of the incident was also provided.
“You can see he’s scared, but no one is doing anything to help, at least not from what I could see,” an anonymous father of one of the victims told The Age.
“The hardest part is watching the other guys cheer and laugh and think it’s all a big joke.”
The alleged victims of the hazing incident were reportedly restrained and whipped while their classmates cheered and laughed (file image pictured)
A spokesman for Marist Schools Australia told Daily Mail Australia that he “has been kept closely informed in relation to this matter and is satisfied that the school has handled the incident appropriately.”
Marist Schools Australia is a collection of 55 schools across Australia, including Assumption College, providing leadership, support and governance to its members.
Earlier this month, six students were expelled from Waverley College (pictured above), an all-boys Catholic school in Sydney’s eastern suburbs after an alleged hazing incident of their own.
The Assumption College scandal comes just weeks after six Year Nine students were expelled from Waverley College, an all-boys Catholic school in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
The six former students allegedly harassed a group of Year Seven students, locking them in classrooms and forcing them to crawl and lick Year Nine students’ shoes; allegedly filming the incidents.
Waverley College Principal Graham Leddie said in an email to the school community that “what started out as silly behavior turned into aggressive and humiliating behaviour”.