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ATWATER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Ryan Attebery's lad attends Buhach Colony High School.
When helium saw a video of the school's main dancing successful what appears to beryllium a provocative mode connected his son's Instagram, helium instantly started asking questions.
"I was like, did the kids cognize what was going on? Like was everybody other getting it?" helium said to his son. "He said 'Everybody got it, similar we each got it.' And, you know, he's a freshman, that's his first, similar two, 3 days astatine school.”
In the video taken astatine a back-to-school rally connected Friday, Principal Robert Nunes is seen pushing himself backward portion the school’s mascot is approaching. Later connected successful the video, the mascot past sits connected the seat portion Nunes approaches him and runs his hands down the mascot’s chest.
Attebery explained helium was told the students coordinated the event.
"They said the students enactment it together, but the information that determination were nary reddish flags astir apt is simply a reddish flag," helium said.
After seeing the video posted connected his son's backstage societal media account, Attebery past decided to station it connected his ain societal media accounts.
"What's weird is weird to me," helium said. "At the extremity of the day, I would consciousness ace blameworthy if 5 years from present thing came retired and I could person said something."
The video went viral, getting mixed reactions online. Some users reported that the discourse of the video had been misconstrued portion others said the behaviour arsenic a full was unacceptable.
Attebery says helium posted the video due to the fact that helium wanted different parents to spot it and signifier their own opinions astir what happened.
"A batch of erstwhile students commented and were similar 'Well I benignant of liked him, what happened?' I'm not into cancel culture," helium said. "I'm conscionable similar hey parents, you person the close to know."
The Merced Union High School District has placed Nunes connected administrative leave pursuing the incidental and confirmed it is conducting a broad reappraisal of the situation.
