CITRONELLE, Ala. (WALA) – A video appearing to show a student being taunted and repeatedly struck inside a locker room at Lott Middle School has drawn anger from community members.
School Board Member Johnny Hatcher said he received the video and posted it to Facebook to draw attention to what he called a serious problem. He has since removed the post.
“When it was sent to me I was just horrified by what I had seen,” Hatcher said.
What the video shows
In the footage, one student approaches a boy seated in a locker and begins verbally taunting him. The student then hits the boy repeatedly and pulls him up by his shirt. Another student steps in and pushes the apparent aggressor away, but he returns and slaps a plate of food out of the victim’s hands. The child being targeted did not appear to fight back or react…