'Mob-brawl' girls back to school

The school's head teacher described the fight as "mob rule taking over"

A gang of girls suspended from school after threatening to kill a pupil in a row over a boy have returned to school.

The group who verbally abused a year 11 pupil outside Glenmoor School for girls in Bournemouth were among 40 teenagers caught on CCTV.

They are spending the day in small-group meetings with staff and educational psychologists.

A spokeswoman for the Dorset school said: "The victim is back in lessons and trying to get back to normal."

Head teacher Pam Orchard described the episode, which took place during national anti-bullying week, as "one of the most unpleasant cases of bullying I have ever seen".

Some parents expressed concern that their children were suspended for watching the argument.

Assistant head teacher Jayne Bond said: "All the girls know if an incident is happening and you join in and don't do anything to help or support then you have to be equally culpable.

"We can't allow an incident like this to occur and not do anything about it."