![]() ![]() 9 pre-season game when the league claims rookie players were told to strip and made to stand naked inside a small bathroom at the back of the team bus. The alleged hazing incident occurred following a Sept. The league maximum fine per incident is $25,000. The Spitfires have also been fined $35,000 â $25,000 for the hazing and $10,000 for the fight. Mantha received an additional 15-game suspension as coach for a fight involving players Akim Aliu and Steve Downie during a Sept. RELATED: McGill scraps football season over hazing.OHL commissioner David Branch made the announcement Tuesday after wrapping up his two-week investigation that included discussions with club owner Steve Riolo, Mantha, two assistant coaches, two team trainers and 25 players. There's always pressures when we have people with high unemployment, people living in small areas," Sergeant Downie said.The Ontario Hockey League handed the Windsor Spitfires' Moe Mantha a one-year suspension as general manager and 25 games as coach for a hazing incident involving several of his players. ![]() "I don't think you'll ever end fights in communities. The local police have recently employed an Aboriginal liaison officer to help resolve fighting and improve the relationship between law enforcement and community.īut there have been a few flare ups since the community meeting. "That's had a good effect because it keeps the kids off the streets during the day," he said. Sergeant Downie said there had been "a fair amount of effort" between education staff, school attendance officers, family and elders to get young people back to class. "We're very pleased with that and hope that this continues for the rest of the school year." "It's been very peaceful and student numbers have increased, in fact we had our highest attendance over the NAPLAN testing days. "Since the meeting, the community has settled a lot in terms of their relationships, which has a positive flow into the school attendance," she said. Xavier Catholic College principal Tess Fong said the community meeting had a positive effect on her students and school attendance has since risen. "It's not ideal but, with a small community living in close proximity to each other, it's a method that works and allows people time to get over the harsh feelings towards one and other." Youth attendance at peak levels: school "We try and separate parties and quite often that results in some of the parties being sent off the island. "Once we started arresting people, the fighting stopped."įive offenders were arrested and sent to Darwin, four of which are now on bail, with the fifth returned to Bathurst Island. "Large crowds gather to watch because everyone's reading it on Facebook."įour police officers and a dog were brought over from Darwin to assistance local officers after the fighting escalated and involved weapons. "As soon as something happens, it's on Facebook or Divas Chat, it spreads, and people in Darwin end up involved," he said. The fights were aggravated by posts on social media, Sergeant Downie said. Northern Territory police believe the fighting was sparked by an incident at a Darwin football club and then continued once the youths came back to the community. Up to 80 youths as young as eight were involved in fights in late April that continued over four days during the community's sacred Yam Festival. Darwin police brought in to assist local officers The community has settled down and it's good to see that we're getting the number of kids back into the schools," he said. Wurrumiyanga police Sergeant Steve Downie said the "whole community" meeting indicated the seriousness of the fighting and demonstrated that it needed immediate attention. "We want parents to take more responsibility their children because school is compulsory." "We try and support our kids to step up and give our children an opportunity to be responsible in their community. "It's not good for the community or the school here," he said. The community has settled down and it's good to see that we're getting the number of kids back into the schools. ![]()
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