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Indian American student bullied in Texas, video sparks outrage
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Indian American student bullied in Texas, video sparks outrage

| @indiablooms | 17 May 2022, 10:05 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A viral video showing an Indian American student being bullied in US's Texas has sparked outrage and wide criticism on social media.

The video has been shot by classmates of the student being bullied. They have only shared online.

The video shows one student approaching the Indian American boy who is sitting on a bench and demanding that he stand up.

When he refuses to give up his seat, the American student gets angry and starts choking him.

The American is seen pressing the boy's neck from behind with his elbow before choking him and pushing him against his seat.

The incident took place in Coppell Middle School in Texas.

Superintendent of the school, Dr Brad Hunt, in an email said, “Coppell ISD is aware of a video circulating on social media showing an incident at Coppell Middle School North involving a physical altercation between two students. Bullying, both verbal and physical, as well as physical acts of aggression are never acceptable and do not align with who we are at CISD and our core values.”

The statement which was also posted online has been widely criticised with many users pointing out the fact that the video clearly showed assault.

The incident, according to the Coppell Middle School, is being probed.

The parents of the victim have now sought legal representation as they await the internal investigation of the school to end.

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