HUONVILLE Primary School has expelled seven students following a recent viral TikTok video showing the students verbally attacking students in Port Moresby using vulgar language. Two other students were suspended for the rest of the year and a further two were sanctioned with two-week suspensions. Chairman of the school’s parents and teacher’s association, John Poroda, who spoke on behalf of the school board, said the decision was made after the board took into account reports by staff tasked with investigating the TikTok posts. “The boys involved were also asked to submit their reports as well,” Poroda said. “Seven students were terminated, two were suspended for the remainder of the academic year. “While another two were suspended for two weeks and placed on a school good behaviour bond.”
Poroda added that once the two returned from their two-week suspension, they would receive counselling from the school chaplain. He explained that the school was obliged to take action after considerable discussions over the last week, Poroda clarified that the incident occurred outside of school hours. Regardless the school took responsibility and addressed the issue because the students had appeared on camera in school uniform. “We discussed about why it happened, who was at fault and the school rules, and current trends in contemporary PNG society. “Even the vulgar use of words describing male and female genitalia is now the norm and no one seems to care anymore.” Poroda said the parents of the students had been advised of the board’s decision and the reasons for it. He said the board voted that they would not consider appeals on the sanctions, however aggrieved parents or guardians could appeal to provincial education authorities. The National / PNG Education News Also read Comments are closed.
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