The YouTube video showed a junior college girl being carried by her female schoolmates to the school's fitness corner, where she was bounded and tied to a chin-up bar. Her face was then stuffed with cake. -- PHOTO: STOMP
A STUDENT involved in what seemed to be a birthday celebration gone wrong had her video posted up on a popular online video-sharing site.
The YouTube video showed a junior college girl being carried by her female schoolmates to the school's fitness corner, where she was bounded and tied to a chin-up bar. Her face was then stuffed with cake.
A STOMPer who came across the video wrote in on Thursday expressing outrage at what was thought to be a 'direct harassment and humiliation to the person'.
To have 'chocolate milk and foreign substances stuffed into clothing is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. I am very enraged by this act. It is an awful sight and there is no way the victim is enjoying this', the STOMPer wrote.
'Although birthday celebration fun pranks are generally harmless and for the intent of everyone having a good time. This has clearly gone overboard.'
The video later showed a school staff berating the students for dirtying the compound.
'Also in the video, a teacher/staff noticed the incident and did not appear to have taken any action,' the STOMPer wrote.
The students involved in the incident are from Anglo-Chinese Junior College.
Responding to queries by The Straits Times, its principal, Mrs Kelvyna Chan said 'the college is aware of the incident which was a birthday celebration of a student who was popular with her peers. We understand that the student was prepared for the celebration, and that there was no malice nor bullying involved'.
'When a teacher saw the celebration, he immediately stopped it and counselled the students. The birthday girl also assured the teacher that she was not hurt physically nor emotionally,' Mrs Chan added.
She said a teacher enquired about the girl's well being some weeks after the incident and was reassured that the celebrations were all done in good fun and that the student was well.
'Although the activity was done in good humour, the college has counseled the students involved on the possible hazards of such activities and that there are more appropriate ways to show friendship among their peers,' said Mrs Chan.
