A VIDEO depicting a vicious assault by a 14-year-old girl on two of her fellow Mount Austin High School students has spread through social media like wildfire.
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The recording shows an incident that took place on school grounds on Monday and was filmed by another student.
In the video, a girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is seen to approach a boy and another girl, both aged 15, before throwing three punches and swearing at the boy as he attempts to back away.
The aggressor then attempts to goad the boy into hitting her back before rounding on his friend. At no stage did the boy attempt to fight back.
She is then shown to punch the other girl in the head six times before the boy steps in the middle of the pair to break them apart.
The video was uploaded to Facebook by the mother of the girl who was assaulted on Thursday night and had been viewed around 650,000 times and shared by nearly 2500 people in the 24 hours since it was posted.
The video was removed from Facebook on Friday evening.
The video stops after a teacher arrives, who is not shown in the footage, and tells the student recording to put their phone away.
However, that wasn't the end of the girl's rampage.
According to police, who are now investigating the incident, the girl resumed her assault on the boy, before multiple teachers became involved trying to put an end to the violence.
A female teacher, who attempted to break up the fight, was punched in the face by the girl.
The girl responsible for the attack on the two students and a teacher has been suspended by the school for up to four weeks.
"The aggressor has been strongly disciplined and her actions have been reported to police for their attention," a spokesman for the Department of Education and Communities said.
The student who filmed the incident was also disciplined by the school. The spokesman said that student played a role in "inciting ... the aggressor's actions".
"Public schools expect that students will use mobile devices responsibly and in accordance with its policy, that is framed in consultation with parents to meet school community expectations," he said.
The boy who was the subject of the initial assault and chose not to fight back was praised for his actions by the school, along with the quick action taken by teachers.
The spokesman said Monday's events were an "isolated" incident that disappointed staff and students at the school.
