School brawl blamed on rap insult
Massey High rejects claims of stabbing after chaotic confrontation with students from another college
Arap battle in West Auckland yesterday afternoon went sour and turned into a massive brawl between students at Massey High School. Dozens of people have been filmed fighting at the school’s gate, throwing punches and kicks as chaos ensued.
The footage appears to show a young man reach down to his ankle and pull an object out of his sock. Another camera angle appears to show him lunging at someone.
A student from Massey High School told the Herald a rap battle and insult ignited the initial confrontation.
She said teachers instructed the students to hide in a different area of the school.
“The boys were locked in the gym and the girls were locked in the fenced court area. People were crying and panicking,” she said.
An anonymous source told the Herald students from a South Auckland high school came to Massey High School with knives after a rap battle held at the school.
“They came because after a line from the annual Massey High rap battle offended them which took place on Monday,” they said.
“They decided to [rush any Massey students] that they could”.
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Massey High School said in a statement on Facebook yesterday the school did not enter a lockdown and no one was stabbed.
“Massey High School advises that there has been an incident at lunchtime today where several students of another school attempted to enter our grounds.
“The school has followed our standard procedures in this instance and the matter is now at an end.
“There have been no injuries and the school has not been placed in lockdown,” it said.
The student’s mother told the Herald that for Massey High School to say there was not an incident was ridiculous. “For the school to say that it was nothing, they’re covering their arse.”
However, another student told the Herald the high school handled the situation very well.
“They made sure that all students were safe, and they patrolled . . . to make sure that people knew to go back to their classes,” she said.
Another concerned parent said there are a lot of students who are “very scared about returning to school tomorrow”.
The mother also took aim at the school for putting all of the boys in the gym and leaving her daughter and the girls outside in a courtyard.
“How were they to know there were no firearms?” she said.
Another parent has also taken aim at the school for not addressing the fight directly.
“Kids from another school [started a fight], I have vids from my son that show a kid pull a knife out of his shoe and attack a student from Massey.
“[Massey] shouldn’t be hiding it. My son’s friend was cut,” the parent said.
A police spokesperson said they attended Massey High School following reports of disorder around 1.40pm. The spokesperson said no one received medical treatment at the scene and police were unaware of any weapons used in the incident.