Disturbing moment a furious mother storms into a classroom to threaten a young girl allegedly bullying her daughter
Astonishing footage has emerged of a mother threatening to 'slit' a 12-year-old girl's throat during an expletive-filled rant at a private school.A police investigation has been launched into the confrontation at St Paul's College in Gillies Plains in Adelaide's north-east on Monday afternoon.The footage showed the woman inside a classroom appearing to confront two students over an alleged bullying incident involving her daughter.The mother is heard unleashing into a furious tirade.At least two men tried to hold the woman back as other shocked year eight students watched on in horror.'You ever f******* mess with my daughter again I'll slit you f******* throat,' she screamed.'You want to f******* go b***h? You want to f****** go? You ever f******* talk to my daughter again.'I'm your f****** nightmare b***h… I'll slit your f****** throat. I'll be waiting for you.' Shocked students watched on as a parent threatened a young girl in a classroom at St Paul's College in Adelaide on MondayThe woman was keen to have the last word as she was ushered out of the classroom.'And that smart little f*** over there, yeah, you know you're just jealous because you're a **** ****,' she yelled at another student. The incident unfolded three days after students returned to school for term one.South Australia Police confirmed an investigation has been launched.'Police will be working closely with the school during the investigation. Thankfully the student involved was not physically injured,' a spokesperson said.Parents were shocked to learn about the incident while picking up their kids from the school on Tuesday afternoon.'You lead by example. I'm a fiery person but I wouldn't do that in a classroom in front of kids,' one mum told Seven News. A dad added: 'That's really bad. I'm shocked actually.' The woman continued to make threats towards the girl as she was led awaySt Paul's College is a Catholic coeducational school, which has up to 1,000 students from reception through to Year 12. Fees start from almost $4000 a year for reception-year two students through to $8,330 for years 11 and 12. St Paul's College is providing support to students who witnessed the incident.'As this is subject to a police investigation, we cannot provide further detail at this stage,' principal Patrick Harmer told the Adelaide Advertiser.'The safety and wellbeing of our students is of the utmost importance, and we are providing support to students who may have witnessed the incident.'St Paul's College was contacted for further comment.The incident comes weeks after the South Australian government introduced tough new laws targeting abusive parents. South Australia Police are now investigating the incident at St Paul's College (pictured)The Education and Children's Services (Barring Notices and Other Protections) Amendment Bill 2024 give principals, preschool directors and other education leaders the power to ban parents and others who pose a threat to the safety or wellbeing of staff and students from coming within 25m of school grounds.The maximum ban period has been doubled from three months to six while the maximum penalty for offences has increase from $2500 to a whopping $7500.'Educators and the wider community expect schools and preschools to be safe and supportive learning environments where there is no place for violence or intimidating and threatening behaviour,' Premier Peter Malinauskas said.
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Disturbing moment a furious mother storms into a classroom to threaten a young girl allegedly bullying her daughter
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