UPDATED 3:42PM James Cook High School says two or three students may face disciplinary action after a 16-year-old boy was hospitalised after a bullying incident this morning.
The school says he was foot tripped, then punched by other students while on the ground.
Earlier, a St John spokeswoman said two ambulances had attended the incident, and one male patient had been transported to Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition.
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The victim is now in a stable condition and said to be responding to care.
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The school's principal Grant McMillan says the school nurse travelled with the boy to hospital and has reported back that he's now chatting - which is a good thing.
McMillan says police have been asked to investigate due to the seriousness of the incident, and the school will be taking their own disciplinary action.
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