Girl had her hair pulled and was reduced to tears by fellow pupil in 57-second clip

The footage was posted by a Twitter user who asked Dubai Police and the KHDA for further action Image Credit: Twitter

Dubai: Appropriate action has been taken after a bullying incident in a UAE school was recorded and circulated on social media on Sunday, according to a statement from GEMS Education.

A 57-second clip posted on Twitter showed a young girl crying, being spoken down to and having her hair pulled. The video was posted by @highdadyy who left a comment asking the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and Dubai Police to take appropriate action.

Footage posted on Twitter showed a girl in tears and being spoken down to before having her hair pulled. Image Credit: Twitter

“No one deserves to be treated like that,” the message added.

KHDA replied, “We agree, this is unacceptable. Has the school been made aware of this? Please can you DM (direct message) us the details of the school, grade, and students’ names, or any other details you may have. Thank you.”

The initial message wrongly identified another school, who promptly replied, “Thank you for spreading awareness about bullying, this behaviour is certainly unacceptable. We can confirm these students are not from [our school]. Senior Leaders are trying to find out where this incident has occurred. In the meantime could you please remove the tweet with our name?”