Video Shows Black Female Student Being Punched By White Vice Principal During Altercation On School Bus

At James Clemens High School in Madison, Alabama, a student attacked an assistant principal. Ed Nichols, the superintendent of Madison City Schools, affirms the incident happened on Dec. 15, as the AP attempted to break up a fight on a school bus.

According to Nichols, who spoke at a press conference last Thursday morning, the assistant principal was struck in the back of the head six to 10 times by one of the students involved in the fight. The school system is not choosing to release the assistant principal’s name at this time.

According to Nichols, the student not only broke the skin of the assistant principle’s arm through his long sleeve shirt, but he also left a bloody wound. The incident happened when a fight broke out as buses were loading at James Clemens at 3:40 p.m.

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The assistant principal was caught on camera striking a student, with the footage being shared online by other students. According to Nichols, the assistant principal thought he was in danger. The school would not punish administrators involved in the incident, Nichols explained.

“Although we don’t like that the altercation happened, we don’t want there to be altercations between students.” “We also know that there comes a point in time at which they have to have an opportunity to defend themselves from further harm,” Nichols said in the press statement, adding that he would provide pictures of the injury this administrator received.

“The assistant principal felt the need to protect himself, and he did so,” the man added.
The incident is being investigated by the Madison police, and the students have been suspended, according to Nichols. Nichols said that Limestone County Sheriff Joshua McLaughlin would be informed later on Thursday. The sheriff is required by state law to be notified whenever a school employee is assaulted.

Nichols said that the incident was only briefly captured on camera and that the current videos don’t accurately portray what took place.

School officials had a right to defend themselves when he suggested they tried their best to break up the altercation.

“School officials did everything they could to de-escalate the situation,” Nichols noted. ”
I want our employees to feel like they can protect themselves. They had to step in to break up the fight. “They could not stand on the sidelines.”

“After reviewing the video footage from the bus’ camera, Nichols said that school officials had seen the incident,” The video was not made available by administrators. He described the incident precisely.
“They tried to diffuse the situation by looking at the bus video,” Nichols said. “At one point, the administrator tried to separate the two students by having their backs completely to one of the students.”

They were hit across the back of their head six to 10 times. “They turned around, trying to keep that person at bay with their arms crossed in a defensive position,” he continued. “At which time they were attacked twice on their arm.”

“While that was happening, another student who was behind him hit him and punched him in the back.” “So yes,” he continued, “they tried steps to do the diffusion and to try to separate the students throughout the process.”

AL.com asked Nichols directly if any staff members would face punishment, to which he replied “No.”
People are currently debating whether to work as bus drivers or teachers, and Nichols believes that the job of the school administration is challenging. In his capacity as superintendent, he said that he would never advise someone who is being assaulted that they cannot protect themselves from further harm.
He also feels that when people see the images (of the bite marks) they will be able to tell there was physical harm.

“We have no plans to take any administrative action at this time.” We are sorry for the incident. They regret that the incident happened. ” Nichols said that, at the same time, they were taking bodily blows to their head and back and experiencing physical harm, they also did everything prior to what’s out there on social media to prevent any further escalation.”

“Given how quickly information can spread on social media, I’m not surprised by the viral videos,” said Nichols. What you see does not accurately portray the situational context.