A car was allegedly stolen by youths wielding weapons at the far north community of Aurukun Saturday night. Credit:Marina Neil Assistant Commissioner Paul Taylor said two of the trio were the same that allegedly attacked the principal earlier this month and were out on bail at the time. He said the principal and his wife weren't hurt in this attack and Mr Fatnowna remained "stoic" in his attempts to help young children in the town. He defended the youth justice system, saying Indigenous males were already over-represented in jails, and again called on parents to take more responsibility for their children. "Sadly we see these children engage in very dangerous activities," he said.

"On occasions they become victims of tragedy themselves and we see the parents or the guardians jump up and proclaim their love for the child. "What we're asking people to do is show love for their children every day. Every night. Take an interest in where their kids are of a night-time. "Take an interest in feeding the kids and maybe the kids won't engage in dangerous activities." Police will be able to provide security escorts for teachers as part of a new safety regime, endorsed by Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart. "Teachers will notify when they're travelling between residences, around the community, to and from school," QTU president Kevin Bates said on Monday.

"If there's awareness by police or (education department) security teams of unrest in the community, people may be escorted just to ensure they've got some protection when travelling around." Assistant Commissioner Paul Taylor told the ABC the youths, two aged 15 and another aged 16, drove Mr Fatnowna's car erratically around the community before becoming bogged about two kilometres out of town. "I'm pleased to say that the victims suffered no injuries," he said. "Police have located the three persons who are alleged to have committed these offences and they will be appearing via videolink in court." They were each charged with armed robbery and burglary, while the 15-year-old driver also faced a count of dangerous operation of a vehicle.

Twenty-five teachers and other staff were evacuated from the remote community over safety concerns earlier this month. That came after Mr Fatnowna was assaulted with the blunt end of an axe and had his car stolen early this month and other violent incidents. The school reopened on Thursday, minus five staff who refused to return over safety concerns. QTU president Kevin Bates said teachers were concerned for their safety but the dominant theme of the meeting was making sure the school's 160-odd students were looked after. "The strong message that's come through to us is that these are not issues of any one person being targeted, rather opportunistic (incidents)," he said.

"That is, the person's been in the wrong place at the wrong time and these events have occurred. "That's not denying that the principal and their vehicle would be recognisable around the school, around the community. "Clearly that's the case but there's no suggestion from anyone that I've heard that people are going out of their way to target teachers or the school in any way." Assistant Commissioner Taylor echoed the belief the attacks were not directed specifically at Mr Fatnowna. Mr Bates urged the state government to fast-track efforts to improve security for teacher housing.

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