Elementary School Students Involved in Alleged Assault at Sports Complex

A Video has been circulating on social media of an extreme and violent bullying incident Friday night in Kahnawake that involved elementary school students.

The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are investigating the incident that allegedly involved grade 5 and 6 students and occurred inside a locker room at the sports complex.

“It was reported to us the next day, January 31,” Kyle Zachary, the Public Relations Officer with the PKs told K1037 News. “An assault had occurred. It had been captured on video. That video had been making the rounds throughout the community through social media and person to person. The file is under investigation. We’re looking at working with KSCS in terms of extrajudicial measures. These are young children, it might not necessarily  serve the public interest to charge them.”

Zachary says there were two alleged perpetrators and one victim.

Kateri School put out a public statement in response to the incident on Saturday. The school says it will address the matter this morning at a school assembly first thing Monday morning.

“We’re going to look into it and have a collaborative team approach and decide the next steps,” Kateri School Principal Kevin Gault told K1037 News. “There was an assembly planned already. I’m still going to do what was planned in the assembly. It’s going to be addressed but also I want to speak about the values that Kateri school has and that we are dedicated to providing a safe environment for all students and want to ensure students that they feel safe.”

Gault says the writing was already on the wall. He says there has been a recent increase in social media bullying that was brought to the school’s attention. It even prompted a message last week to parents and students on their Class Dojo on-line portal.