Thugs involved in school fight in Sydney

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THUGS recruited to settle a school playground dispute have ambushed students on their way home from classes in two separate attacks.

While a public high school was under police guard after a serious assault, five youths followed a bus and attacked a student as he got off at Kings Langley in Sydney's west.

The incident came three days after 20 attackers said to have been armed with planks containing exposed nails viciously bashed three Crestwood High School students at Baulkham Hills last Friday.

One victim, aged 17, suffered a fractured eye socket and broken nose.

Police later charged a male, 16, who is not a Crestwood student, with assaulting a student, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray. He was bailed to appear in Parramatta Children's Court on March 11.

In the Kings Langley assault, about 4pm on Monday, police said the attackers targeted the wrong student.

"They accosted a young kid of 16 or 17 - he got a bit of a graze to his knee when they pushed to him to the ground," Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Murray said.

He said police believed the incident was linked to Friday's attack and are looking for a dark green hatchback.

"It . . . stems from an escalation from some sort of altercation that occurred at school between a Year 11 student and a Year 12 student," he said. "There was a recruitment of kids from outside the area to settle a playground dispute."

Up to eight police cars as well as private security guards and teachers have been patrolling the perimeter of Crestwood High School.

On Tuesday a teacher disarmed a knife-wielding primary student as police were called to Claremont Meadows school in western Sydney.

But Education Minister Verity Firth yesterday denied there was any surge in violence at schools and ruled out metal detectors or security searches, claiming schools had adequate powers to deal with violent children including mandatory 20-day suspensions and anti-bullying programs.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/thug...9-1225831555846

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This story is impossible. It simply did not happen.

[Ali G. 37]

This story is impossible. It simply did not happen.

Maybe you can show me where I said such incidents did not happen.

Not to sure where you were educated but finding a case or two does nothing to discredit the US, particularly cities like Chicago, having such a ridiculously high crime rate.

The other difference is that kids are not bashed to death there.

Ring a bell?

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Edited February 18, 2010 by Booyah

[Ali G. 37]

Education Minister Verity Firth yesterday denied there was any surge in violence at schools

When did Pike's relative become the Eduction Minister?

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What's going on with Australian parents these days?