Two children injured in fight at Sheffield school
It happened at Fir Vale School in Page Hall
Last updated 25th Sep 2018
Police flooded an area of Sheffield earlier to control a fight at a school which left two children injured.
Officers were called to reports of children fighting at Fir Vale School - but Hallam understands parents turned up and the situation escalated.
Witnesses tell us some parents were climbing over the school gates and there were confrontations between them and school staff and police.
Paramedics say two children were injured in the incident.
Pictures online show a huge crowd of people outside the school gate.
The school had to close early at 2pm - but said "all pupils are safe" in a message on their website and social media.
Wahid Nazir has a daughter at the school and told us it's really shocking:
"It's horrifing isn't it? It's something that you do not expect. It's not something that you want to see - it's sending out the wrong message to our children.
"The message needs to be sent out that this cannot happen and it shouldn't happen. Today parents that should have been responsible for their children's safety have taken the law into their own hands and crossed the boundary that shouldn't have been crossed."
Today's incident comes seven months after a car was driven into the front doors of the same school back in February.
Tanveer Jan's daughter goes to the school too - he wants action:
"It's not safe. If the school can't give us a guarantee of safety for our children, I'm pulling my children out. I've told the teachers - they're not coming back until I've got a guarantee of their safety. But this isn't just a problem at the school. This problem is happening in the community - the community needs sorting out."
No arrests were made in the incident today.
A police spokesperson said:
"At around 12.55pm this afternoon (Tuesday 25 September), police were called to Fir Vale School on Owler Lane, following reports of an altercation between a group of students.
"Officers were deployed and on arrival found that a large number of people had gathered at the gates.
"The crowds have now dispersed and officers remain in the area, liaising with the school."