OAK CREEK -- Parents in Oak Creek are sharing their concern over a Facebook page depicting fights inside Oak Creek High School. Now, the superintendent is publicly responding to their concerns.
Several videos have been posted on a Facebook page titled "Oak Creek Fights." Four of the clips show Oak Creek High School students brutally fighting one another on or off school property.
One video, recorded in a school bathroom, shows one student "body slamming" the other onto the tile floor.
"It is very disturbing to see that's what's going on in the community," said a parent.
"I think it's good to expose the truth of what's going on in the community so we can express our concerns," said Julie Richter.
Oak Creek School District Superintendent Tim Culver confirmed parents have made calls over the page. He said they've seen the Facebook page surface before. One of the videos posted there is more than 18 months old. Culver said officials have already made multiple efforts to take it down, but have been informed by Facebook that the page did not meet the criteria for removal.
Oak Creek High School
On a personal note, the superintendent said the following:
Superintendent Culver didn't deny fights happen. In fact, while FOX6 News was at the school covering this story, a fight broke out in the student parking lot across the street from the school, and our crew called police.
Superintendent Culver said he believes enough consequences are now in place to discourage fighting, and that the final tally of fights at the end of the 2016-2017 school year will reflect that.
Oak Creek police are also involved and efforts are still underway to remove the page which had accumulated about 150 "likes" as of Tuesday afternoon.
District officials said the students who were identified in the clips have been disciplined -- suspended or expelled.
Superintendent Culver released the following statement to FOX6 News in connection with this story: