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A cat fight in the girls’ locker room at Spring Creek high and its viral video is causing no end of headaches for the girls involved, the school and the Elko County School district.
The incident occurred on May 2nd and was uploaded to a variety of websites may 3rd. By mid month it had received well over 100,000 views and one of the girls involved Savannah Amberson was in deep trouble.
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A senior of SCHS Amberson was supposed to have given a speech next week when her class graduated. No longer. Despite an appeal from her father Ward Amberson Elko Superintendent Jeff Zander stood behind the school board’s decision to ban Savannah Amberson from speaking at graduation.
In addition to losing that honor Amberson as well as the school district may be sued by the other girl’s identified as Sadie Baker mother, Kara Hansen.
“You know you are just going to get in trouble,” says Sadie Baker to Amberson in the video.
“No, you’re not going to hit me? Do it,” says Baker with her arms folded.
Amberson much taller and heavier with dark hair throws the first punch and the fight goes into full swing.
Other students, including boys in the locker room start to cheer.
“Keep it going! Keep it going! Come on yea!” they yell.
Sadie’s mother, Kara Hansen, told http://connect2utah.com that day her daughter went to school administrators for help and they failed to keep her safe.
“The school had an opportunity to protect my daughter which she went and asked for help and told them she was scared and felt unsafe,” said Hansen. “They absolutely did not take that opportunity or take it seriously.”
Hansen said she is pressing charges against the other girl and going after the Elko County School District. She wants to see someone fired and wants the district to change its policy on bulling.
“That’s unacceptable behavior,” said Zander. He added the school did all it could to try and prevent the fight from happening.
“I have faith in the administrators out there they are going to be compassionate to any student who has concerns,” said Zander. “I’m disappointed it ended up in a fight between two students.”
Just for your information, I could take this article to court. This was not my fight and this was not me. I was in a fight with a girl named Kala King. This was a completely different incedent AFTER I was already on suspension. Maybe the writer of this story should be more considerate and learn how to get their stories and facts straight. You are pathetic.
Savannah Amberson