The group of ladies chased 12 months 9 scholar Addison Rice, her two sisters and her mom by way of Mount Barker Central, after following her from Mount Barker Excessive Faculty.
Addison and her household have been chased right into a Specsavers, the place workers helped them by closing and locking the entrance door, holding them protected inside.
Addison’s father Paul Rice mentioned the expertise was distressing for his spouse and kids.
“[They] began yelling screaming, [they were] abusing her, threatening her, attempting to punch her,” he mentioned.
“Certainly one of [my] different daughters needed to step in to cease these [girls] from attacking [my] youthful daughter.
“I had my spouse and three daughters in that store being protected by the those who work there.”
Witnesses mentioned the group ganged up on the lady, and left some older prospects feeling unsafe.
Rice and his spouse need the Division for Training to step in, in addition to the police.
Officers dispersed the group of ladies on the scene however mentioned they’d not be taking additional motion.
Mount Barker Excessive Faculty vowed to take “robust motion as soon as the total particulars of the incident are decided”, in a letter despatched out to the dad and mom of enrolled college students.
Dad and mom are calling for harsher, probably authorized penalties for intense bullying incidents.
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