Columbus GA. March 27 2008
By: Rick McCann
Security News Magazine
School officials are investigating and have suspended 25 middle school students in Columbus, Ga. after they were caught on camera slap boxing.
Authorities said the new, disturbing trend is a form of open-fist fighting. Fights are then posted on the Internet.
School officials began looking into this activity recently after they had found some footage of it on a student’s cellphone.
Twenty-five students at Midland Middle School were suspended after a fight in a school restroom was posted on the Internet.
"Basically eighth grade students -- girls and boys -- at different periods of time and the slap boxing is more or less arranged fighting events that were staged for bathrooms," said Valerie Fuller, spokesperson for the Muscogee County School Board.
According to the school's principal, Richard Green, clips of slap boxing were found on a student's cell phone dating back two weeks. From those clips, the administration identified the 25 students who were involved in the fights.
Green did not comment on whether or not any criminal charges would be forthcoming or if any of the students who had taken part in the slap boxing have been injured or complained to school officials.
The school's principal did say that all restrooms will now be more closely regulated by faculty and that they are watching for other outbreaks of the fighting.
A check of the popular MySpace and Facebook websites did not reveal that this was a widespread trend in other areas of the country although it may be.
By: Rick McCann
Security News Magazine
School officials are investigating and have suspended 25 middle school students in Columbus, Ga. after they were caught on camera slap boxing.
Authorities said the new, disturbing trend is a form of open-fist fighting. Fights are then posted on the Internet.
School officials began looking into this activity recently after they had found some footage of it on a student’s cellphone.
Twenty-five students at Midland Middle School were suspended after a fight in a school restroom was posted on the Internet.
"Basically eighth grade students -- girls and boys -- at different periods of time and the slap boxing is more or less arranged fighting events that were staged for bathrooms," said Valerie Fuller, spokesperson for the Muscogee County School Board.
According to the school's principal, Richard Green, clips of slap boxing were found on a student's cell phone dating back two weeks. From those clips, the administration identified the 25 students who were involved in the fights.
Green did not comment on whether or not any criminal charges would be forthcoming or if any of the students who had taken part in the slap boxing have been injured or complained to school officials.
The school's principal did say that all restrooms will now be more closely regulated by faculty and that they are watching for other outbreaks of the fighting.
A check of the popular MySpace and Facebook websites did not reveal that this was a widespread trend in other areas of the country although it may be.
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