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Safety concerns at Boston school after mom says girl, 13, broke rib in attack by classmate
Fears of violence are escalating at a Boston school after a recent attack on a 13-year-old student was posted on social media — and it’s not the only fight that’s been shared online.
The mother of the injured Condon School student says her daughter, who is in eighth grade, has injuries to her hands, parts of her hair were ripped out and she has a fractured rib from the incident that happened last week after school hours about a block away from the South Boston school.
According to a police report, the girl was walking when she was approached by another Condon student. The other student called the victim a snitch and a liar, then punched her, grabbed her by the hair, threw her to the ground and dragged her.
The teen’s mom says good Samaritans broke up the assault and walked the young girl back to her school. She says her daughter had reported the attacker to a school staff member just days earlier for bullying another student.
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper told NBC10 Boston in a statement, “The safety and well-being of our young people is our highest priority and violence of any kind is unacceptable…We are working directly with the student involved and their family to provide support.”
Skipper says the situation is being handled per BPS policy.
The victim’s mom says she can’t believe people recorded the incident instead of helping her child.
“It makes me sick,” she said.
NBC10 Boston has also learned about an Instagram page dedicated to fights at Condon. The district says teachers learned about the page on Friday and they reached out to Instagram, which took the page down quickly.
The girl’s mom says she has filed an emergency transfer to another school, with only three months left in the school year.
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Mom says 13-year-old girl broke rib in attack by classmate near Boston school
A 13-year-old girl was attacked about a block away from her Boston school.
Her mom tells NBC10 Boston she’s in the eighth grade at the Condon School in South Boston.
She was punched, grabbed by the hair, thrown to the ground and dragged.
Sources tell us the attacker is also a student at Condon, a K-8 school.
The teen’s mom says good Samaritans broke up the assault and walked the young girl back to her school.
“She had hair ripped out of her head, and she has a fractured rib from the incident,” said the victim’s mother.
According to a police report, the attacker called the girl a snitch and a liar.
The victim’s mom says her daughter had stood up to bullies and reported it to school staff.
“We need more kindness in this world,” said the mom. “We shouldn’t be attacking others for doing the right thing.”
NBC10 Boston has also learned about an Instagram page dedicated to fights at Condon.
“I think it’s disgusting, and it’s the lowest form of human nature,” said the mom.
The district says teachers learned about the page on Friday and they reached out to Instagram, which took the page down quickly.
As for the fight, Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper tells NBC10 Boston that safety is their highest priority, violence is unacceptable, and the situation is being handled per BPS policy.
The victim’s mom says she can’t believe people recorded the incident instead of helping her child.
“It makes me sick,” she said.
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