The mum's obscene tirade was caught on video. Photo / 7News
The mum's obscene tirade was caught on video. Photo / 7News
An Australian mother is under investigation after threatening a girl at St Paul’s College.
The incident, captured on video, involved the mother threatening to slit the girl’s throat.
South Australia Police are investigating and the school is providing support to affected students.
An Australian mother is under police investigation after she burst into a classroom full of 12-year-olds and threatened to slit the throat of a girl who was allegedly bullying her daughter.
Shocking video obtained by 7News shows the furious mum’s obscene and threatening tirade inside a classroomat St Paul’s College in Adelaide on Monday afternoon.
The school is a coeducational Catholic college in the city’s northeast and has an estimated 1000 students from Years 0-12.
As two men, one reportedly her husband, held her back, the woman unleashed at one pupil.
As she was dragged away she turned on another pupil, telling them: “And that smart little f*** over there, yeah, you know you’re just jealous because you’re a **** ****.”
The woman continued with her tirade as she was led away. Photo / 7News
A spokesperson for South Australia Police confirmed to local media that they were looking into the fiery clash.
“Police will be working closely with the school during the investigation. Thankfully the student involved was not physically injured.”
St Paul’s College principal Patrick Harmer told the Adelaide Advertiser that students were being provided with support.
“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,” he said.
Some shocked parents learned about the incident from media outside 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 7News.
The distressing scene comes just weeks after the government in South Australia introduced legislation that empowers schools to ban parents from school grounds if they pose a threat.
The Education and Children’s Services (Barring Notices and Other Protections) Amendment Bill 2024 sees the maximum fine rise to A$7500 ($8300) and allows schools to ban parents for up to six months.
