Saskatoon Public Schools offers counselling support after student set on fire at high school [Video]

In the wake of the tragic incident of setting a student on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate, Saskatoon Public Schools announced that it is providing counselling services to students and staff affected by the event.

“During times like these, it is essential that we come together to support one another. To assist with healing and provide help, counselling services were available at Evan Hardy on Friday, September 6, and will be available again on Monday, September 9, as well as when school resumes,” the school division said in a statement on Saturday.

On Thursday around 12:30 p.m., police were called to Evan Hardy Collegiate school where a 15-year-old girl was doused in a flammable substance and set on fire.

The suspect, a 14-year-old girl, who was arrested at the scene immediately after the shocking incident, appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court Friday morning.

She faces chargesof attempted murder, aggravated assault, and arson, according …