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Wheely good fun Heathdale Christian College Melton campus students joined thousands of schoolchildren across the country in riding to school for the recent National Ride2School Day. Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel, National Ride2School Day is a day full of fun and being active to encourage students, teachers and parents to discover the joy of riding and kick-start healthy habits for the future. Working directly with more than 1500 schools in Victoria, Bicycle Network’s Ride2School program aims to improve the active travel rates of primary and secondary school students. This year the Ride2School program partnered with World Bicycle Relief, encouraging all schools around Australia to help raise funds for the cause. Since 2005, World Bicycle Relief has distributed more than 500,000 specially designed bicycles to students in rural areas in developing regions who are challenged by distance, to give them a chance for an education. For every $195 raised, a Buffalo Bicycle is provided to a student in need. Details: worldbicyclerelief.org BEBE (FRONT), JYE, BRAE, JUDAH AND TAYLOR WITH TEACHER JOHNNY WILLIAMS
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School fight video probe By Benjamin Millar Victoria Police and education officials are investigating a surge in violent fights at schools in the Melton area being shared on social media. Students at schools including Melton Secondary College, Kurunjang Secondary College and Staughton College have been uploading and sharing the “fight club”-style videos on social media platforms. In one video uploaded at the weekend a group of students set upon a victim, throwing him into a window that smashed on impact. In other videos seen by Star Weekly, both
male and female students have been involved in schoolyard fights while being egged on by other students. A Victoria Police spokeswoman confirmed that the videos have come to their attention and they will investigate the violent incidents. “We are aware of a number of social media pages that show videos of fights,” she said. “Any assault that is reported to police will be investigated.” Melton Secondary College principal David Reynolds slammed the “highly disrespectful and inflammatory” footage in a message to parents in the school’s most recent newsletter. “Posting footage of students involved in
verbal or physical altercations while at school actively promotes violence and a feeling of threat and intimidation towards all members of our community,” he said. Mr Reynolds said that it was “extremely disappointing” to see Melton Secondary College students encouraging and promoting the videos by ‘liking’ them or forwarding the posts onto others. “We have seen the negative and sometimes tragic impacts these behaviours cause and for this reason engaging in serious bullying behaviours are a breach of the law,” he said. “It is everyone’s responsibility to report this type of behaviour and prevent it from
occurring. “The college will also continue to work with the police to identify and stop the perpetrators of online bullying and this kind of misuse of social media platforms.” An education department spokeswoman said any form of violence or bullying in schools is completely unacceptable and that the schools take strong disciplinary action where appropriate. “The department works closely with Victoria Police to respond to incidents of violence and support student and community safety,” she said. All three schools were contacted for
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