A YOUNG sports star was allegedly shoved into a cupboard and stripped of her clothes in a “sickening” case of bullying at prestigious Ravenswood School.

Two girls were suspended and another two were expelled over the alleged treatment of the Year 8 student.

media_camera The Daily Telegraph has chosen not to name the girl, whose preparation for a major sporting event was disrupted earlier this year.

The Daily Telegraph has chosen not to name the girl, whose preparation for a major sporting event was disrupted earlier this year.

The controversial speech made by Ravenswood’s departing school captain Sarah Haynes earlier this week — in which she railed against the school for being run like a business and espousing unrealistic virtues of “perfection” — came after her parents took the school to court over the punishment dished out to Sarah’s sister.

“This relates to a family taking the school to court about a disagreement over disciplinary action taken against a number of students following an incident of alleged bullying,” the school’s council chairman Mark Webb said in a statement.

It is not known if Ms Haynes’ sister was expelled or suspended. The family has not returned calls from The Daily Telegraph.

Christopher and Robyn Haynes, Sarah’s parents, have lodged a statement of claim in the Supreme Court in a matter due to be heard next on December 17.

The Haynes are suing both the Uniting Church in Australia (owner of Ravenswood) and another party.

media_camera Ravenswood school captain Sarah Haynes / Picture: Facebook

In their statement of claim, the Haynes family is understood to be disputing the extent of claims against their daughter and the degree of punishment for her alleged involvement.

The co-defendants were supposed to have lodged a defence by the end of ­November.

However, it is believed at this stage that only the statement of claim from plaintiffs Christopher and Robyn Haynes has been filed.

In her speech, which has gone viral online, Sarah Haynes claimed a number of her previous addresses were “censored” by the school’s management.

“I don’t know how to run a school but it seems to me that today’s schools are being run more and more like businesses where everything becomes financially motivated, where more value is placed on those who provide good publicity or financial benefits,” she told the audience before receiving a standing ovation.

Following Ms Haynes’ speech, a number of people from the school community took to online forums to air their claims of a vendetta.

Neither the Haynes family nor their lawyer Alexander Kohn returned calls yesterday.

In a statement, the Uniting Church said: “There are no documents available for publication as the matter is before the courts … as mentioned, the Church cannot comment on legal matters.”