Two students were suspended at Bishop Pinkham junior high school in connection with 'Kick a Ginger Day.' (CBC)

Two more Calgary schools are reporting that students with red hair were attacked last week in a prank that originated on Facebook, CBC News has learned.

Two students have been suspended at Bishop Pinkham School, a junior high in the southwest, but Calgary Board of Education officials did not release more details on Monday.

Students say school staff went classroom to classroom warning them not to kick their red-haired classmates.

"Ms. Wills came around to all the classes and said that if you kick a ginger, it's discrimination, and you will be sent home," said Grade 7 student Bradley Gould, whose red-haired brother was kicked that day.

A Facebook group declaring Nov. 20 as "Kick a Ginger Day" encouraged people to kick their red-headed peers.

The group was likely inspired by South Park, a satirical, animated TV show that aired an episode focusing on one character's hateful attitude toward redheads.

An undisclosed number of students were also suspended at Cardinal Newman, a kindergarten to Grade 9 school in the southeast.

Calgary police are investigating one incident at St. Francis High School, where 13 teens allegedly beat a Grade 10 student.

"This is an act of violence, and an act of violence as far as an assault goes is not going to be tolerated on any day," said Sgt. Jeff Harder, head of the school resource officer unit.

Suspensions, community service handed down

School board officials say most students found to have kicked a classmate have been suspended from school, are doing an in-school suspension or are carrying out community service around the school because parents haven't wanted to press charges.

Some parents disagree with those options.

"The kids should be hauled out in handcuffs, made an example of, to a certain extent — I don't know if it ostracizes them — but let them know there's going to be repercussions," said parent Scott Gould, whose son was one of the victims.

Calgary police told CBC News they met with school board officials and decided not to issue a public warning last week to avoid spreading the idea.

"The belief is we don't want to sensationalize this," explained Harder.

Laura Shutiak, head of the Calgary Association of Parents and School Councils, agreed with that tactic, adding it might have made some children afraid to go to school for no good reason.

"It expands the list of victims," she said. "Kids with red hair all of a sudden may have thought of themselves as a victim, whereas they never would have thought that about themselves before."

But Shutiak said it would have been a good opportunity for schools to talk about bullying with students.