A violent incident at Gimli High School in late February that was filmed on a cell phone shows a female student striking a male student several times with what looks like a long piece of flexible metal strapping or ruler and chasing him and another girl from a classroom.
An unnamed source said the assault allegedly took place in a metalworking classroom, and the girl wielding the strap did not like the boy’s girlfriend.
The audio-video, which was posted on social media, shows the girl swinging the metal strap at the boy’s face then landing a blow on or near his scalp and catching and lifting some of his hair. In response the boy clutches his head and moves backwards.
The girl holding the strap is heard shouting, “F…… ugly. Go. Get the f… out. F…… ugly a.. bitch. F… off.”
The girl forces the boy to retreat to the classroom door. As he does, another girl appears in the video frame, also moving towards the doorway where both exit the classroom.
The girl with the strap follows the two students into the hallway, striking the boy’s arms with the strap at least four times as he tries to fend off the blows. The two fleeing students head down a flight of stairs. The girl with the strap swings it at the boy’s back as he descends.
She then returns to the classroom, throwing the strap down and continuing to swear and threaten to hit [?] if [?] “pisses me off.” She exits the classroom once more and before she heads down the stairs, she appears to extend her arm towards a person that may have been filming the incident.
A number of other students are shown in the video, but they do not intervene during the attack. There appears to be no teacher present in the classroom.
Evergreen School Division superintendent and CEO Scott Hill was unable to provide detailed answers to questions that included whether the boy required medical treatment, whether a teacher was present during the assault, whether the RCMP was notified and what the division can do to prevent future assaults.
“The division is aware of the incident in question. This incident is a student discipline matter, and we are not at liberty to provide details,” said Hill. “The division treats these matters seriously, and we have undertaken our due diligence regarding communication with external agencies. We are following our internal processes to address the matter. Out of respect for the privacy of the students involved, and the fact that they are minors, the division will not comment any further.”
The Express reached out to the RCMP for comment but the service did not respond.
