FOG BLOG NB NEWS LOG: RCMP INVESTIGATING VIOLENT BRAWL OUTSIDE OROMOCTO HIGH SCHOOL:

Violent brawl, knife incident outside N.B. high school prompt RCMP investigation.....One girl arrested, RCMP reviewing videos that appear to show students beating each other as onlookers cheer......Alarmed parents are calling on school officials to do more to protect their kids after a series of violent fights outside Oromocto High School on Tuesday afternoon.

The incident occurred across the street from the school at noon hour, RCMP say.

It involved multiple students, one of whom pulled out a knife and slashed another student, and was apparently watched and filmed by dozens of cheering onlookers.

In an email to parents Tuesday, principal Kevin Inch said the incident "involved a knife," which "resulted in minor injuries to two students."

Inch assured parents that the school "took the appropriate measures" and that "student safety is not at risk."

But parents said they are feeling anything but reassured.

They said incidents such as Tuesday's melee have been regular occurrences since the start of the school year, and the level of violence is escalating. They want the school to do something about it.

"Mr. Inch referred to the student as having 'minor injuries'. This is incorrect," parent Elizabeth Lees told CBC News.

"There were four fights that day, only one with a knife. There were fights the week before, the week before that and the week before that."

Parent Katrina Houghton voiced the same concerns.