There are disturbing reports of the initiation rituals for some Grade 9 students at Saint John high schools.
Some students have been "rookied" in their first week by older students where they are held down and write on their face and body. Some of the words include "sodomy" and "penetration".
District 8 Superintendent Susan Tipper says they deal harshly with the students they can catch doing this.
Tipper says the Grade 9 students who get "rookied" should report it because teachers want their high school experience to be great and not anything they feel bad about it.
