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The Honolulu Advertiser
Updated at 2:56 p.m., Friday, March 14, 2008

School disciplines students in alleged egg incident

Advertiser Staff

Saint Louis School has disciplined the four students involved in an alleged egg-throwing incident in Lanikai last weekend.

Specifics on the disciplinary measures were not released.

A news release issued today said: "The actions of our Saint Louis students this past weekend in Lanikai are not representative of the behavior we expect, nor are they reflective of our entire student body. The reports in the media have cast a negative reflection on our school and on these students and their families in particular. Based on what's been reported in the media, it would be so easy to condemn these students and our school. But we must do what is right for everyone concerned."

The case involves Gerard Jervis, a former Bishop Estate trustee accused of pursuing the group of teenagers in his vehicle and causing them to crash after he claimed they threw eggs at his Lanikai residence.

The four students involved are all 17, according to police. The Advertiser has decided not to name them.

The Saint Louis news release said that the school decided on "appropriate disciplinary actions which are consistent with the school's Code of Student Behavior."

Walter Kirimitsu, president of St. Louis, said in the news release, "We do not condone any negative behavior from our students — but we will not abandon any Saint Louis family member either as parents or educators.

"While these students' choices were not particularly wise — they come from good families and are good kids who hopefully learned a life-altering lesson."