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June 3rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
Abigail Corthals, 15, who was asphyxiated by her own belt, and her grief-stricken parents Francoise and Michael Corthals. Picture: Adam Head
Source: The Courier-Mail
SEVERAL students have been suspended from a Sunshine Coast school for their role in an internet-inspired “choking game” responsible for the death of a Gold Coast schoolgirl last year.
It’s understood a Caloundra State High School student fainted, hit the ground and his body underwent involuntary spasms after he was voluntarily choked in a headlock by another student.
Staff applied first aid before an ambulance was called and he was taken to hospital, the Courier-Mail reported.
Students said the perpetrator had been suspended for 10 days. Onlookers had been disciplined.
There were about 15 students viewing the incident that happened on the grounds before school started on Thursday morning.
The potentially lethal choking game has swept the US where one awareness group estimates about 130 American youths have died in the past four years and others have been left disabled.
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The US Centre for Disease Control puts an official figure at 82 deaths between 1995 and 2007.
The dangerous fad comes in numerous guises and was blamed for the death of 15-year-old Abigail Corthals in her bedroom in October.
The deadly fad – known variously as Space Monkey and Pass Out – has prompted an international Choking Game Awareness and Prevention Summit in the US this month.
But in Australia, the trend – believed to have spread via instructional videos on internet sites like YouTube – has gained in popularity but has not been widely reported.
Education Queensland north coast region director Greg Peach confirmed the Caloundra incident and said the student was taken to hospital as a precaution.
“Every student involved has been disciplined under the school’s Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students, and all their parents have been contacted,” Mr Peach said.
The acting principal had spoken to all grade nine male students about the dangerous behaviour and about the school’s expectations of them. “Education Queensland fully supports principals in taking a strong stance against any behaviour that may lead to the harm of students or staff,” Mr Peach said.
Queensland Secondary Principals Association president Norm Fuller said principals were aware of the American trend and had been keeping a close eye on students.
“At the moment it’s quite rare but staff and principals are very vigilant and very aware,” Mr Fuller said. “They’re getting the message to kids that it’s not on.
“They’re being proactive and they’ve spoken to the kids at assemblies about the dangers, and raised awareness because of the incidents in the US.”
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