By Jeff Wicks
Weeks of bread and cheese for supper prompted nearly 300 schoolgirls from the Sacred Heart Secondary boarding school in Verulam to run riot on Thursday night.
It is alleged that the girls rampaged through the school, breaking windows, damaging cars and looting the tuck shop and kitchen.
Superintendent Jay Naicker said police had been called in.
"We think the school tried to control the situation with their own security guards before getting the police to intervene. A disturbance at the school was reported to the Verulam police."
Private security company Reaction Unit SA spokesperson Prem Balram described the situation as chaotic.
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"When we arrived the girls were toyi-toying. They had broken windows, damaged a staff member's car and looted the tuck shop and hostel kitchen."
The school's kitchen burnt to the ground several weeks ago, and the girls have been provided with two slices of bread and a slice of cheese for supper since.
Balram said many parents had fetched their children last night. The education department said it would investigate the incident on Friday.
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This article was originally published on page 4 of The Mercury on September 05, 2008
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