It’s not often that social media cheers on a young kid who is hurt, but that is precisely what happened with one Lincoln High School student in Lincoln, California.
Kids in high school can oftentimes have bad attitudes or even take things too far, like assaulting others, just as we saw at a football camp earlier this year.
A video circulating online shows a young man hitting a teacher during a freshman class meeting inside the gym, sparking concern among parents, students, and the community.
The now-viral clip posted to social media on Tuesday showed the tense exchange between the unidentified student and a male staffer inside the school gymnasium.
Others watch on either shock or entertainment as the irate male student continues to defy orders.
The teacher attempted to guide the unruly student to the exit by placing a hand on his arm, but that only escalated things further.
The video showed that the Lincoln high school student then shoved the teacher and threw a jab, hitting the adult in the jaw.
“The school staff actually handled that very well. Kudos to the officer for doing what needed to be done,” one person said.
“Flat-brimmed hat Baggy pants exposing butt,” a second person stated.
“Some kids really need/deserve a suplex. This kid was clearly one of them, a third person responded to the video of the Lincoln High student.
“Excessive force and assault on the student! The student had the right to defend himself the staffer should’ve never touched the student without the student’s permission!” a fourth person added.
“That little punk was taken down just as the door closed. Remember when respect was taught and consequences enforced?” a fifth person wrote.
“Suplex’d in front of the entire student body with your pants around your knees. That will be hard to live down in juvenile hall. You have to love when a little gets what he has coming,” one final person commented.
Shocking video footage shows the moments a Northern California high school campus turned violent after a student got physical with a staff member.
On Tuesday, a student at Lincoln High School in Placer County was seen having a verbal argument with a staffer.
The boy seemingly punches the male staffer once, then continues to swing at him as his behavior becomes more unruly.
As the staff member proceeds to walk away from the incident, video footage shows an officer swoop in and violently body slam the boy to the ground just outside the gymnasium.
The gymnasium full of students erupted as the footage came to an end.
The Western Placer Unified School District confirmed the incident and that the student is facing disciplinary action, TMZ reported.
The Lincoln Police Department told the outlet that the high schooler was arrested and booked into juvenile hall.
California has had many issues with high school students over the years. Just this year alone, one student posted a racist prom proposal that set off a wave of backlash.