NORWICH ­ – The spotlight clearly showed on growing concerns over safety and bullying at the Norwich City School District Tuesday night during the school board meeting at the high school auditorium.

The issue of bullying and school safety was again brought to the district’s attention last week, after a fight between two high school students ended with one being transported to Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City for treatment of serious injuries. District Superintendent Gerard O’Sullivan met with the student and his parents at the hospital last Friday to discuss the incident. Last night, he said it’s a discussion he hopes will never have to happen again.

“We are all reacting to the fights here,” he said to a crowd of concerned parents, students, teachers and community members. “It’s something that’s been on my mind a lot ... If I was a parent, what would I want to know? What would I want to hear from the district? If we take no action, things will continue to get worse.”