Stephen Gilbert, the Principal of Davis College in Mallow, has responded to a 'rape list' that was posted on the wall of the boys' toilet.
The list showed the names of girls, and it came to light that the girl with the most 'ticks' by her name would be raped.
Addressing this serious and distressing matter, Gilbert and the school issued a statement that was read on the Neil Prendeville show on Cork's Red FM.
"The safety and well-being of all our students is top priority," it started.
"We are taking this issue extremely seriously, and immediately took steps to address it with both the affected students and the student body at large. This work is continuing.
"The list was removed the minute we were notified of its existence, and we spoke to each of the young ladies mentioned to answer any questions or concerns that they had.
"We encouraged them, as we encourage all of our students, to come to us with any issues that may be of concern, so that we can support them in any way possible.
"There has been a spotlight nationally on this topic in recent weeks; in keeping with our ethos of caring for all our students, and in light of public and media conversations, we wish to make sure that this issue is addressed among all of our students, our social, personal and health education teachers will be facilitating discussions on this subject with every class."
"We want students and parents to know that we will continue to provide a safe learning environment for our students. We remain available to all parents and students who may have concerns in relation to this issue.”
The situation is being investigated thoroughly and has been referred to the gardaí in Mallow and Fermoy, according to BreakingNews.ie.
One female student from Davis College spoke on the Neil Prendeville show, without being identified, and called for her male classmates to be educated on the topic of consent.
"I was talking about it with my Mam last night. When she was growing up she wouldn't have known what rape was," the pupil explained.
"But now for me growing up, and especially over the last few years, girls have been told to dress modestly, don't go out alone. Don't be out at night. Don't drink alcohol.
"But boys have been told nothing. They get some of it from games and television shows. But in real life, they are not being taught about what is right or is wrong.
"They just see people doing this and they think it looks fun. They are not being taught about what consent is. That is a huge problem."
