619 days ago

Brawl at Papakura High leaves students bleeding, campus closed

Melanie Earley Reporter from Papakura Courier

Kia ora neighbours, a brawl between students at Papakura High School saw police to descend on the area and a lockdown to be put in place. The school will remain closed for two days.

Shortly before 2.30pm on Wednesday, police were called to a “disorder incident” at the school a police spokesperson confirmed.

Police found a number of students having a fight, which grew as more students joined in, the spokesperson said. Police spoke with the principal and a decision was made to put the school into lockdown.

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