Parents at Firhill High School in Oxgangs have raised serious concerns over the safety of their children after videos showing horrendous abuse was circulated online.
Shocking footage has emerged of pupils being “beaten and stamped on” at a school in Edinburgh.
Parents at Firhill High School in Oxgangs have raised serious concerns over the safety of their children after videos showing horrendous abuse was circulated online.
One parent said they were left ‘shaken to their core’ after viewing the latest clip, which was taken on Friday, January 9.
The horrifying video, which was shared with Edinburgh Live and appeared to have been filmed in a school bathroom, shows three boys attacking a young pupil who pleads with them to stop, screaming ‘help me’.
He is repeatedly kicked, before one of the boys picks him up and slams his head off the sink. Another sickening clip shows a group of boys in a wooded area punching each other, while a terrified boy curled up on the dirt is being repeatedly kicked.
Voices in the footage can be heard repeating: “F***ing stop, that’s enough, stop it. Oh my god, stop.”
A third clip shows two girls fighting outside, pulling each other’s hair and kicking each other. Another clip shows one girl being thrown onto the pavement before being kicked several times.
In response, one parent – who is remaining anonymous for the safety of their child – said they feel there needs to be recognition for the lack of consequences in Firhill High School.
They said: “There have been many fights since my child started high school in August, with videos to go with them and kids getting sent to hospital. My child was sent a video on Friday, and this is one of the worst that happened.
“It shook me to my core as a parent. One of the boys involved has been in many fights, and is still in school the next day.
“In the video you can hear the boy begging, apologising. They repeatedly kick him, steal his shoes and even slam his face off the sink.
“The boy apparently now has a fractured rib and nose. It’s frightening and concerning, especially when it feels there are no consequences for their actions.
“There’s a clip with a lot of boys in the woods, two of them ended up in hospital with concussions. I really hope we can shed some light on this and push the school to take action towards the feral kids at this school, and help parents feel more at ease sending their kids to school.”
The incident follows the Daily Record’s long-running Our Kids… Our Future campaign, which has called for social media giants to crackdown on the amount of violent videos shared on their platforms.
The Record campaign, which was launched in February 2023, aims to tackle the epidemic of youth violence and online bullying across Scotland.
Edinburgh education chief councillor James Dalgleish said he felt “deeply shocked” after viewing the footage and wanted to reassure parents that he would be taking this “extremely seriously”.
He added: “To be absolutely clear, bullying and behaviour of this kind is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated. School should be a safe environment where children and young people can learn and thrive, and I can only imagine how the victims and their families must feel.
“I will ensure that they are receiving all the support they need following these awful incidents. Action has been taken by the school’s leadership to address this unacceptable behaviour, and I am fully committed to working closely with the school, education colleagues and Police Scotland to further address this as a matter of urgency.”
