A 14 year-old school bully was knocked out by a boy of the same age after attacking him with a metal bottle, police say.
The girl, whose identity has not been released, allegedly hurled the bottle at the boy multiple times at Jehue Middle School in San Bernardino, California, on March 13.
Footage of the incident – which has since gone viral – begins after the scuffle had started.
It shows the alleged victim, a Latino boy, restrain the girl police say is a bully, who is black.
When he releases her, she grabs a laptop and throws it at.
He then grabs the girl and slams her head first into a table, knocking her out.
The girl collapses on the floor before another student tries to help her.
One student in the background is heard saying, ‘she’s knocked out, bro,’ before the boy who slammed the girl picks up his glasses, smiles and walks away.
The video has gone viral after being shared online on various platforms this week.
Viral footage showed a male eighth grader slamming a female classmate against a desk, knocking her out. The girl allegedly started the fight by throwing a metal bottle at the boy
Both students have been cited after the viral brawl. They were also arrested but have been released
Jehue Middle School in San Bernardino county has about 1,460 students
Colton Police have described the girl as the bully and the boy as the victim.
Both have been charged – although she’s been accused of felony assault, while he’s facing a misdemeanor battery charge.
But local community activists have claimed the incident was an example of anti-black racism and have called the boy an aggressor, while demanding he is expelled.
The two students had no history of issues before the fight, according to Colton police Sgt. Mike Sandoval, who said the brawl was not racially motivated.
Both students were freed after being charged and are due back in court at a later date.
A spokeswoman with the Rialto Unified school district told The Sun action has been taken against the substitute teacher who was present during the fight.
‘This disturbing and unfortunate incident is under investigation by the district and local authorities,’ the district said in a statement, adding that it ‘acted promptly and contacted the parents of the students involved, and medical aid was also provided.’
The middle school has about 1,460 students – 91 percent are Latino, 4.6 percent black and 1.9percent white.
Some activists have claimed the girl was the victim of the incident and stages a press conference outside the school on Thursday demanding the boy’s arrest.
‘What happened to her should not happen to anyone,’ said social justice activist Najee Ali. ‘Expel him.’
Meanwhile pastor Samuel Casey asked the citations be rescinded.
‘We’re calling immediately for those citations, especially to the young lady, to be rescinded,’ he said.
